Pleck's Dairy Milk Bottles

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2023.18.5

Description

Collection of 3 Pleck's Dairy brand milk bottles. 2 one quart glass bottles and 1 half pint glass bottle. The two one quart bottles are identical and feature an etched Pleck's logo and "Pasteurized Dairy Products - Store 5¢ Bottle" on one side and "Pleck's try some Ice Cream" with an ice cream image on the other side. Note: One of the one quart bottles logo is much more worn and discolored than the other. The half pint bottle features etched "Pleck's Sturgeon Bay" in red text on both sides. Overall the 2 one quart bottles are in fair condition with obvious signs of discoloration, wear, use, and storage. The half pint bottle is in fair to good condition with signs of wear, use and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2023.18

Source or Donor

Polster, Peter D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Notes

Date: Unknown (1914)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bottle, Milk

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle, Serving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Bottle, Milk, Milk Bottle, Dairy, Pleck's, Sturgeon Bay

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jul 14, 2023

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2023-07-14

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

July 14, 2023

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 18, 2026