According to Foodimentary, the first aluminum foil, Reynolds Metals ‘Reynolds Wrap’, went on sale September 16, 1947.
Limerick Ode To Aluminum Foil
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Happy birthday, aluminum foil,
Often used after cookery toil.
But recycling is tricky;
You tend to get sticky,
Bringing folks who are green to a boil.
