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Bottle, Milk

Object Name:
Bottle, Milk
Object ID:
1994.006.22
Creator:
Owens-Illinois Glass CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Toledo, OH
Date:
1949
Description:
Bottle, milk. Clear, colorless body. Square with tapered neck. One quart. Red, pyroglazed text. Front: "STORE / Fairlea / Farms / ICE CREAM / TRY IT - LIKE IT / DAIRY BAR SERVICE / PHONE / ORDERS WELCOME". Reverse reads, "STORE / NEWPORT / DAIRY". Embossed at bottom, "ONE QUART LIQUID / ML 710 REG. SEALED BB48". Embossed on base, "Duraglass / 51 / 17 O [in diamond] 49".
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-9.5 W-3.4 D-3.4 inches
Provenance:
Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
Subjects:
milk
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