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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Milk Bottle

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c. 1930

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Overview

Glass milk bottle

Historical information

Common in the 1940’s but lost favour as keeping large amounts of milk fresh was problem pre-refrigeration and housewives preferred daily one-pint deliveries

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2022.75

Item type

Themes

Agriculture
Social History

Material

Width

95 mm

Height or length

270 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Embossed below neck:
CONTENTS - NOT LESS THAN - ONE QUART
EMBOSSED ON BASE: 80

Keywords

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 25 June, 2025

Completeness

94

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Parent records

Dairy Room - Bottles & Tins

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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