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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Milk Bottle
Object Number
2017-11-54
Description
Glass milk bottle with round lip top, circular bottom, and tapered sides. One pint. Embossed text on front, "ONE PINT/LIQUID/ECHO CHASE FARM" in diamond shape, set inside circle. Impressed circular shapes on neck, front and rear of bottle. Embossed lettering on bottom, "TMFG CO/8."
Provenance
Collected by Art Webster.
Comment
F. Ratchford Starr bought land in East Litchfield in 1869, and kept a herd of purebred Jerseys. Echo Farm became the first dairy enterprise in the U.S. to commercially bottle and distribute milk, shipping to New York daily from a private ice house. The dairy opened a nearby creamery and gave public tours. The farm was purchased in 1910 by H.S. Chase of Waterbury, becoming Echo Chase Farm.
Category
Date Made
1910-1920
Dimensions
Overall height 7", diameter 3"
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
