RCO
Well-Known Member
bored so searched thru some online listings of stuff for sale , came across this milk jug which I though was interesting . its from Mattawa Ontario which is a small town North of Ottawa on the Ottawa River . less than 2000 people live there so its never been that big , semi remote location so not surprised it had its own dairy .
I've never actually been there before , its just sort of in a weird location east of north bay on highway 17 . the reason for a town being there was 2 rivers connect there and a historical canoe portage route/fur trading post . I recently found/been reading a book on mattawa area and towns modern history actually goes back into 1600's which is really old for this area
my dairy book lists 2 other dairies in Mattawa that operated in 30's and 40's before the Mattawan dairy . its listed in book as starting in 1947 and lasting into the 50's . not sure if it would of been located in the town area itself or rural area nearby , the mattawa book I found recently doesn't mention a dairy
I haven't really seen this acl jug before and not sure if I've ever seen any milk jugs from mattawa area period . the owner listed a few other milk jugs for sale from northern ontario as well , honestly no clue whats its worth but definitely interesting to come across .
I've never actually been there before , its just sort of in a weird location east of north bay on highway 17 . the reason for a town being there was 2 rivers connect there and a historical canoe portage route/fur trading post . I recently found/been reading a book on mattawa area and towns modern history actually goes back into 1600's which is really old for this area
my dairy book lists 2 other dairies in Mattawa that operated in 30's and 40's before the Mattawan dairy . its listed in book as starting in 1947 and lasting into the 50's . not sure if it would of been located in the town area itself or rural area nearby , the mattawa book I found recently doesn't mention a dairy
I haven't really seen this acl jug before and not sure if I've ever seen any milk jugs from mattawa area period . the owner listed a few other milk jugs for sale from northern ontario as well , honestly no clue whats its worth but definitely interesting to come across .