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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Nameplate
Object Number
2017-11-75
Description
Rectabgular copper nameplate produced by Echo Farm Co., Litchfield, Conn. Namplate has cut corners, with a small hole below/above. Two additional hole in the middle, off-center, and two more at midpoint of top and bottom. Stamped lettering on front "THE ECHO FARM CO./ LITCHFIELD/ CONN./ RETURN TO/ WASHINGTON/ CONN."; plain reverse. Possibly used as a plate for milk crate.
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
1880-1910
Dimensions
Length 5.625", Width 3.125".
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
