Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2018.012.046 |
Object Name |
Bottle, Milk |
Description |
Moulded, transparent glass milk bottle. The bottle has a circular base and a long neck with a wide mouth. Embossed in a circle on the front of the bottle is "Waterloo/Dairy". The letters have been painted white and black, which is not original to the bottle. There is a waxed cardboard lid on the bottle. It has a red and green graphic of a barn surrounded by trees with "Shantz/Dairy/Farm" and "Pasteurized Cream" printed above and below the image. Faint maker's mark on the base but it is difficult to make out. |
Date |
1929 |
Date |
1946 |
Dimensions |
H-20.5 Dia-7.5 cm |
History |
Waterloo Dairy was started in 1923 by brothers Alvin Knarr (1897-1970) and Clayton Knarr (1899-1977). The dairy was located at 177 Erb Street West in Waterloo, ON. In 1929, the dairy was bought by Abraham G. Shantz (1889-1954), who operated it until 1946. |
Search Terms |
Waterloo Dairy Shantz Dairy Farm |