Cream Top Spoon.

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Technically not a bottle but still as much a necessity as a straw for a bottle of soda. A Cream Top Spoon pat. Sep 2nd 1924 / March 3rd 1925. Made to aid in the removal of cream from the cream top milk bottle. Cream of course rises to the top.
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[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Used up until the 1040's before homogenized milk became wide spread.
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[UncleBruce]

Technically not a bottle but still as much a necessity as a straw for a bottle of soda. A Cream Top Spoon pat. Sep 2nd 1924 / March 3rd 1925. Made to aid in the removal of cream from the cream top milk bottle. Cream of course rises to the top.
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Interestingly the spoon wasn't used to "dip" the cream out of the bottle. The cream would be in the bulb area of the cream top milk bottle. The spoon would be put into the bottle to create a seal between the cream and milk. Holding the spoon in place with your finger you would pour out the cream leaving the milk in the bottle. I can imagine this process would occasionally make a mess.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Good eye, sorry about that. You are right, it should be in the bottle. It is just easier seen in the photo. I don't know what I was thinking. A ladle basically.
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[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Picture correction made.
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[Dogo]

That handle doesn't look long enough to make seal.

 

[UncleBruce]

That handle doesn't look long enough to make seal.

I believe the size of the cream top part of the bottles were pretty standard. The milk companies usually provided a spoon for use. Sometimes these might have the advertising of the dairy on the spoon. Advertising cream spoons are tough to find. I believe the one in the photo is a generic cream top spoon.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

That handle doesn't look long enough to make seal.

I does make a seal if bent right. The handle is for this bottle maybe too long. Bend the handle to rest on the lip of the bottle. I need to fine tune it more I figure.
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[Csa]

Interesting info. Would love to find a cream top milk at some point.

 

[Dcravosa]

Very interesting. Strange that only a portion (no idea what %) of bottles from the 20s-30s had this design. I need to add a few of these to the collection as well.