Historical information

This is a milk bottle from the local dairy in Kiewa. It is an old style bottle in imperial measure(ended 1974). This has good historical value, as milk is no longer made in bottles and we do not use imperial measurements anymore.

Significance

This item is significance for historic reasons, shows local dairy items used. There are not many bottles from this local dairy from this period, and is it is in good condition. .
Social significance, shows what items local families used.
Research significance. These bottles are not in use anymore as we do not have imperial measurement, so good for research that explains this topic. Therefore has good interpretive capacity.

Physical description

Glass milk bottle. One imperial pint.

Inscriptions & markings

Glass molded inscription of ONE IMPERIAL PINT.
In red text on front
Kiewa, (in script) /
PASTUERISED / FULL CREAM MILK/
USE KIEWA BUTTER/ CREAM / AND ICE CREAM MIX .
In red text on back
THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS/THE PROPERTY OF/NORTH EASTERN/DAIRY CO. LTD.
On bottom of bottle, molded AGM 2 x M F1959
in the middle of botton 5 / 48