Branford Farm Milk Bottle

Object/Artifact

Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Branford Farm Milk Bottle

Entry/Object ID

2017.001.043

Description

3 glass milk bottles, half pint, embossed "Branford Farms, Groton, Conn." and "Wash and Return." 1 of the bottles has a stopper from Mountain View Dairy, Southington, Conn. Branford Farm was a large dairy and poultry farm owned by Morton F. Plant formerly located on the present site of the Groton - New London Airport.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.001

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

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

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Provenance

Notes

From a collection of cutlery, dishware and other items from the Fort Griswold House and Griswold Hotel, collected by Jim Streeter.