Milk Tester Bottles

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Milk Tester Bottles

Entry/Object ID

2016.26.2

Description

Set of 7 milk-sample glass bottles in a 4 X 5-bottle galvanized metal carrying rack with wire handle. The metal screw tops have 2-digit numbers stamped into them. Each bottle holds about 3 fluid ounces.

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2016.26

Source or Donor

Mary Gilbert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tester, Milk

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Dairy

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

container, dairy, container, glass bottle, agriculture, testing equipment, dairy processing

Other Name

sample bottles

Dimensions

Width

10-1/4 in

Depth

3 in

Length

12-11/16 in

Diameter

2 in

Dimension Notes

'width' and 'length' refer to the carrying rack 'depth' and 'circumference' refer to the individual sample bottles

Parts

Count: 7 bottles

Condition

Notes

Three of the seven bottles are cracked and one of these has a badly chipped rim. All the screw tops are rusty, making the stamped numbers somewhat difficult to read.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gilbert, Mary

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 8, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 23, 2026