History of Milk and Historic Milk Bottle Identification

Urbanization during the Industrial Revolution pushed dairy farms outside of cities so farmers began to rely on distributors to sell their dairy products. Dr. Henry Thatcher developed the first US patent for a milk bottle in 1884, and by 1889, using glass bottles to distribute milk was standard. Enjoy this informative video to learn more about the history of milk bottles and how to identify them.
Video by Harrison Chea, Palomar College student
Historical Archaeology Series: During the spring of 2021, Palomar College students in Professor Betsy Pain’s Anthropology 225 class created videos that can be used as comparative or reference collection guide, which are useful for educational and research purposes. This video series highlights different types of historic artifacts for which students compiled research.
The San Diego Archaeological Center is a nonprofit curation facility and museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 12,000 years. In addition to its role as a museum, the Center serves as an education and research facility and is the only local organization dedicated to the collection, study, curation and exhibition of San Diego County’s archaeological artifacts. For more information, visit sandiegoarchae....

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I collect San Diego milks and I've never even seen that one J D Rodgers before, it must be a rare one.

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Dr. Thatcher's first name was Hervey, not Henry. And the Thatcher Manufacturing Company's trade name for the bottles with colored pigment fused to the glass was Pyroglaze.