"Twin-Pines" Milk Bottle, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
Twin Pines Farm Dairy, an employee-owned company, processed, sold, and delivered fresh milk and dairy products throughout Detroit, Michigan. Along with dairy products, the cooperative supplied customers with other foods like bread, butter, eggs, orange juice -- even potato chips -- through its home delivery services.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Milk bottle
Date Made
circa 1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.108.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gail Williams Woodruff.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Colorless
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
on one side, on shoulder:
TWIN PINES / COOPERATIVELY OWNED / ALL ROUTES INDIVIDUALLY OWNED
on one side, on shoulder:
TWIN PINES / AN EMPLOYEE / INDEPENDENT COOPERATIVE
on one side, at bottom:
SEALED L52 S
on one side, at bottom:
ONE QUART
on one side, at bottom:
LIQUID
on one side, at bottom:
15 REC
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