Milk Bottle

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Milk Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1991.042.004

Description

Square sided or rectangular clear glass milk bottle - 1 qrt size. Sides are slightly indented for easier handling. Bottom has round indentation, with an embossed '5' - '2' a diamond shape and square broken into quadrants using a crossed line. See catalogue card for these symbols. Thick lip has another glass circle 1" below. Was sealed with thin cardboard and paper cover over lower lip. Top lip is grooved.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Murray, Doris

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Apr-91 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

milk bottle

Created By

Swallow, Derek

Create Date

February 16, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 21, 2025