Milk bottle
Object detail
Accession number
1970.261
Description
Half pint brown milk or cream bottle with '1/2 IMPERIAL PINT' on side of bottle as part of the bottle mould. Possibly WWII era: apparently New Zealand unable to import materials to manufacture clear glass so many household bottles produced using crushed beer bottles thus range of amber bottles and jars.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Milk bottle, 1970.261. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
These generic (no dairy name) half pint amber milk bottles exist with a wide font embossing & a narrow font embossing. Contact me if you'd like either photos or rubbings.
- John Lloyd posted 4 years ago.