A Few Nice Local Milks

[Jim]

Here are a few nice local milk bottles that I have picked up recently. I used to not really do much with these, but I have taken a liking to them and started to collect them. Although not as old or colorful as the bottles I find in the pits, they are still nice local bottles, and there are a LOT of them to collect. Good- That will keep me busy for a while [].

First up is a Bingman's Little Valley Dairy RD #3 Lewistown, PA pint. These are very scarce, plus they are a beautiful bottle and you have to love the name.

 

[Jim]

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[Jim]

I have wanted one of these for a long time, and just got this one. Also a pint, this is a D.G. Arnold Belle Meade Farm Dairy from Reedsville, PA. Reedsville is a small town about five miles from Lewistown. I like the Belle Meade name, it has an "Olde English" ring to it. These bottles are also very hard to find.

 

[Jim]

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[Jim]

Here is a G. Edwin Kearns quart from Lewistown. A cool bottle with the big "K" and embossed stars around the neck. These are not quite as scarce as the Bingman's or Belle Meade, but they are still one of my favorites because they are just a great-looking milk bottle.

 

[Jim]

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[Jim]

Here is a half pint from W.J. Clinger's Highland Avenue Dairy. My house is on this very street, so this is about as local as they get for me.

 

[Jim]

My camera batteries just bit the dirt, so I only got a slug plate picture of this quart Ray F. Goss, Lewistown, PA R.D. 1. These bottles are very plain- no neck grips, no base initials and not much slug embossing, but I like them. I would almost have to say that these are a rare bottle, and I don't use the "R" word lightly []. This one was a lucky antique store score. I did dig a broken one once, which sucked [].

I plan to buy a few more interesting local milks soon, and hope to dig some more as well. A complete list of Mifflin County, PA embossed milk bottles can be found on my website (link below) for anyone who might be interested. ~Jim

 

[Dabeel]

Great Milks Jim!

I like the embossed milks much better than the pyro ones.....gotta have some milks in the collection!

That Little Valley Dairy is really nice!

Doug
(Thanks for the birthday wish in my post earlier)

 

[cobaltbot]

Nice ones Jim. I know many don't like milks but for local history items they are hard to beat! Something attributed to a specific farmer or farm family. This is why I also like tagged cans but those take up a lot of room! Never seen one with stars - pretty cool!