Since someone brought this up in another post, I thought that this one should be shared with y'all, too. I am not a milk collector, but this dandy recently showed up in a local 1880s to mid '90s privy. Washed, but not cleaned, this is how it came out of the ground. It is a tin top type bottle and probably dates circa 1890-95.
John Meister arrived in Sacramento in 1853 and established a dairy near Sutter's Fort. By 1860, he had purchased a large tract of land north of the city, along the American River, where his cows were kept in the dry months. A few years later, he built another dairy facility at the corner of 16th and D Strs, where he kept his cows during the wet months. Shortly, he expanded this facility and moved his operations to this location, where he remained until retiring from the business in 1900. His son, Albert, assumed operation of the dairy and remained at that site until 1924. By the next year, they had moved the dairy to 13th & S Strs, where it continued until 1935, when it was sold to the Borden Co. and became Borden's Capital Dairy. Borden operated the dairy until 1970, then selling to the Knudsen Corp. Knudsen stayed there for two years, and in 1972 sold the property to the State Of California and moved to another Sacramento location. All vestiges of the dairy were gone 3 months later. Extensive digging by myself, and others, only turned up later glass and some early bottles that were dumped there prior to Meister moving to the site.
John Meister arrived in Sacramento in 1853 and established a dairy near Sutter's Fort. By 1860, he had purchased a large tract of land north of the city, along the American River, where his cows were kept in the dry months. A few years later, he built another dairy facility at the corner of 16th and D Strs, where he kept his cows during the wet months. Shortly, he expanded this facility and moved his operations to this location, where he remained until retiring from the business in 1900. His son, Albert, assumed operation of the dairy and remained at that site until 1924. By the next year, they had moved the dairy to 13th & S Strs, where it continued until 1935, when it was sold to the Borden Co. and became Borden's Capital Dairy. Borden operated the dairy until 1970, then selling to the Knudsen Corp. Knudsen stayed there for two years, and in 1972 sold the property to the State Of California and moved to another Sacramento location. All vestiges of the dairy were gone 3 months later. Extensive digging by myself, and others, only turned up later glass and some early bottles that were dumped there prior to Meister moving to the site.
