Historical information

Glass milk bottles were used to store milk that was supplied by local vendors to houses in a region.
The glass bottles would be reused continually until stolen or broken. Milk would be brought to individual houses where payment may be received on the day or as a larger payment at another time. After finishing the milk, the family would return the glass to a prearranged place outside their home where it would be collected and a new milk bottle returned in its place.

Physical description

A clear glass milk bottle used for 600ml. This would have had a foil lid.

Inscriptions & markings

Pasteurised MILK 600ML
Wash and return
Milk Bottle Distributers

PASTEURISED
600ml MILK
Wash and Return
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