 Bill Pugh , the chief plastics designer at Cascelloid , based in Leicester , and former Royal Air Force pilot , created a prototype of the blown lemon @-@ shaped plastic shaped container based upon Hack 's idea sometime in the 1950s , as well as other types of blown containers . Pugh 's experimented with the initial design until he was satisfied with its appearance . This plastic lemon product was then used for Hax lemon juice . Edward Hack , Ltd. produced and marketed Hax brand <unk> plastic lemon containers filled with two ounces of Sicilian lemon juice . Per Edward Hack , Ltd . , the juice was unfiltered , had no water added to it , and contained a preservative to prevent spoilage . Retailers could purchase the product in packs of six bags that contained 12 squeeze packs each , totalling 72 units . Upon introduction to the marketplace , Hax juice and the plastic lemon design received some press coverage per the unique nature and newness of the design . The Hax logo used on Hax lemon juice dates back to at least 1935 , at which time it was used in advertisements for Hax brand iodine pencils and Hax brand aspirin . 
