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Object Name
Milk Bottle
Object Number
2017-11-66
Description
Glass milk bottle with round lip top, circular bottom, and tapered sides.One quart. Embossed lettering on front, "ONE QUART/LIQUID/JOHN KOSER/LITCHFIELD, CONN./ELM RIDGE FARM/REGISTERED" set it circle. Embossed circle below neck on front and back, and on bottom with "E" in center.
Provenance
Collected by Art Webster.
Comment
An advertisement for Elm Ridge Farm is included in the Litchfield Book of Days, 1899. The farm sold bottled milk and cream, and at the time was owned or operated by I. Trumbull.
Category
Tools and Equipment for Materials
Date Made
Early 20th century
Dimensions
Overall height 9.5", diameter 3.75"
Materials
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Milk Bottle