Janssen [Dairy], one quart bottle. (Hoboken?), no date, circa 1945-1960. Molded clear glass, 3-1/4" square x 8-3/4" high; silkcreened front and back printed with text and illustration. No cap.
Janssen was based in Hoboken for most of the first half of the 20th Century. Hoboken name or address does not appear on the bottle. Its address in Hoboken was 109 Madison St. at the probable time of use of this bottle (in earlier years it used several different addresses.) See notes for more including a recollection by a Hoboken resident re Janssen and Foremost.
Made of Duraglas brand glass (script name on bottom); designed for a re-sealable cap (directions on back of bottle). Although undated as stated, the Duraglass brand, silk screening, lettering styles and cap type make this bottle at least post-World War II.
"Janssen" in dark orange ink on neck, front and back.
Front text in dark brown ink:
Hello! Have You Tried Our Other Products?
Homogenized Vitamin "D" Milk
Chocolate Drink
Skim Milk
Buttermilk
Heavy Cream
Light Cream
Sour Cream
Butter
Cottage Cheese
Eggs
Ask Our Salesman
Back text in black ink:
to remove [cap]
Don't Twist or Turn
[illustration of proper method to open]
A slight upward pressure of your thumbs and the cap comes off
Makes a perfect re-seal time after time.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.007
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Date made
1945 - 1960
Notes
Date: 1945-1960
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: When the company left Hoboken has not been determined, but it was apparently gone by the mid-1960s. (It would appear it was purchased by a another company as part of ongoing consolidation in the dairy industries including changes in dairy product distribution, i.e. home delivery was diminishing and most people bought the products in retail outlets. Also a changeover to paper cartons was underway.
Per Greg Lance via email 2012:
About 1955 - 1957 [Janssen] was acquired by Foremost Dairies.
Foremost was the name of a cow owned by J.C.
Penny down south and the famous store owner
also started a dairy there and the Foremost
brand spread. It would later merge with McKesson
Pharmaceutical Company of San Francisco forming
Foremost-McKesson. This concern developed the
"Magic Shell" desert topping that is now owned
by Smuckers. The dairy was later spun off after
some corporate problems on the drug side.
Meanwhile Foremost pulled out of North
Jersey, was sold to Atzigen Whitewhite dairy
which is no longer. We had milk delivered
by all the companies listed above from 1950-60
in nearby Jersey City, NJ. Janssen merged with
Chardovoyne Dairy, around late 40's before selling
out to Foremost. Foremost once distributed
Dolly Madison ice cream as well as Foremost
and a cheaper brand, Darlene, in the 1950's.
Foremost dairy products are still being sold
in other parts of the U.S. They might be a part
of Dean Foods.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-08-16
