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Milk Bottle (household) - Peters

Peters Ice Cream
1907
Subcollections
Dairy Industry
Overview

Clear glass bottle

Historical information

Originally an American Company, Peters Dairies ran in Western Australia from 1929 - 2006.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2022.79
Item type
Bottles
Themes
Agriculture
Mining and Resources
Social History
Material
Glass
Width
63 mm
Height or length
203 mm
Weight
427 g
Inscriptions and markings

Embossed around neck:
ONE PINT.
THE PROPERTY OF PETERS CREAMERIES (WA) PL.

Contextual information

Peters Ice Cream is an Australian ice cream brand, now a subsidiary of European food firm Froneri. It was originally developed by an expatriate American, Frederick (Fred) Augustus Bolles Peters in 1907, using his mother's recipe.

Keywords
Peters Creameries
Milk Bottle
Glass Bottle
Place made
Australia
Year
1907
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Sunday, 29 March, 2026
Completeness
100
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