This is an antique milk bottle from Wanzer Dairy in Chicago. My grandfather started out with this dairy as a milk man back when they delivered milk by wagon, and he retired from there as the Branch Manager. My mom worked there also through the years as an executive assistant, before relocating to Texas. When my grandfather retired he made sure we all had a piece of Wanzer history. This bottle was from the year I was born. Pretty cool, huh?!
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Okay, I really dread admitting this, but, I remember milk in a bottle being delivered to our front door. Way before plastic. I can remember when plastic “everything” came to be.
Does this mean I’m an antique??? Probably! LOL!
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Milk coming in a bottle, delivered to your back door was the best! Thanks for the memory!
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That is awesome! I LOVE old bottles!
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Unfortunately you don’t say how old it is ! Because such milkbottles are modern again, at least here in Belgium.
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what an insane piece of history you have!! we had the old milk chute at the side of the house, and I remember being very young and being passed through the chute to unlock a door mistakenly locked..if it wasnt me, it was always my twin…lol..great photo! My photo is up, please come and visit
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It’s nice to have a piece of history as
part of your family memoirs.
Happy Saturday!
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Awww….how cool is that? Great history associated with it also.
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Love that your Gfather made sure you all had something to remember him by! Can you imagine how nice it would be to get milk hand delivered to your front door!
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That’s back when milk was good and pure! :p
Great photo.
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That is really neat that your grandfather made sure everyone got a piece of history. Very special that this one was made the year you were born.
Have a great weekend,
Biker Betty
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The bottle is beautiful all by itself, but then you add in the personal association and it becomes something extra-special …
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Oh I remember when milk came in bottles. That is a great bit of history – great antique. Happy weekend.
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Wonderful. You just don’t see glass milk bottles much any more!!! (tho….hey, YOU’RE not antique!!!)
My antiques are posted….drop by if you can!!
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Cool bottles. I thought they were so cool whenever I see them in Archie comics. Lol!
Do drop by my post!
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yes, very cool indeed!!!
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Wow, what a neat picture. We never get to see old milk bottles like that anymore. And so neat it is from the year of your birth. cool picture.
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Hey I have some old milk bottles too. That one has a great shape though. Mine are not shaped quite like that one. But yours is indeed special. Mine is up this morning also. Many antique things at our house including US…Sandy
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What a wonderful piece of history!
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That’s a beautiful choice for today’s theme!!! I love bottles and yours is so special!
happy saturday
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Pretty cool, indeed!!
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Very cool! I don’t think I have anything from the year I was born.
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Is the milk antique too?
Great back story, thanks for sharing.
Mine’s up.
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That is so cool and the milk still looks fresh!!!!!!
Are you staying warm today my friend?
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Ohhhhhh BOY! Do I remember those! Buy you know – we actually STILL HAD milk delivery IN BOTTLES, up until 1970! Thompson’s Dairy finally went out of business when I was about 13… and you know, that milk always tasted BETTER when it came in a glass bottle!
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Pretty cool, Yes! He did just the right thing for all of you by giving you history from the company.
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LOVE these old Milk Bottles….I think there are still a few small Dairy’s that have actual Milk Bottles! It’s also quite wonderful that there is so much history conected to this bottle, too! Like a family heirloom, dear YR!
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