Slip, Milk Bottle

Name/Title

Slip, Milk Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1111.600.001

Description

Cover or slip is round cardboard measuring 1 5/8 inches in diameter. Printing on top, plaIn on the reverse side. Used as a stopper on a glass quart milk bottle. Inscription: ISLESBORO DAIRY FARM OTIS F. DODGE NOT FOUND 2006 PURE MILK DARK HARBOR, ME Date of Origin: circa 1915 Special Significance: Otis F. Dodge's large west side farm supplied milk and fresh vegetables to island residents. They used horse-drawn milk wagons for home deliveries. Otis' dairy farm was the largest and last on Islesboro.