Daisy Murphee
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My husband found this Tom Ferguson's Dairy TMC (Thatcher Mfg. Co.) half pint milk bottle in the woods behind our home in Bryson City, NC nearly 10 years ago. He said it looked as though the bottle had been dug up by some wild hogs. I do know there was a Tom Ferguson's Dairy, located along the Tuckaseegee River between Cherokee and Bryson City at the Cherokee sacred site of Kituwah aka Ferguson Fields. At the time we were living in Bryson City, the site was being used as a miniature airplane landing strip. I believe the land has since been returned to the Native American Cherokee Indian Tribe.
I have found a few other milk bottles online for a Ferguson Dairy in Waynesville, NC and surrounding areas, all within a 30 minute drive to Bryson City. Those bottles however, did not say "Tom Ferguson's Dairy" just "Ferguson Dairy". I would imagine they are all somehow related but cannot say for sure.
I was hoping someone might be able to tell me something about Tom Ferguson or the dairy. I have searched everywhere and can find no information other than what I already know.
Also - would it be worth trying to sell the bottle if it is stained from the iron in the dirt with chips on the bottom? There is also a "near chip" at the top of the bottle.
** I am posting this in BEFORE 1900 because the mould seam does not appear to go through the lip of the bottle (as recommended). With that said, the TMC logo would appear to be c1923 to 1950s (as discovered through my research). If I am posting to the incorrect forum, please let me know and I will move the post to the correct forum.
Thank You.
I have found a few other milk bottles online for a Ferguson Dairy in Waynesville, NC and surrounding areas, all within a 30 minute drive to Bryson City. Those bottles however, did not say "Tom Ferguson's Dairy" just "Ferguson Dairy". I would imagine they are all somehow related but cannot say for sure.
I was hoping someone might be able to tell me something about Tom Ferguson or the dairy. I have searched everywhere and can find no information other than what I already know.
Also - would it be worth trying to sell the bottle if it is stained from the iron in the dirt with chips on the bottom? There is also a "near chip" at the top of the bottle.
** I am posting this in BEFORE 1900 because the mould seam does not appear to go through the lip of the bottle (as recommended). With that said, the TMC logo would appear to be c1923 to 1950s (as discovered through my research). If I am posting to the incorrect forum, please let me know and I will move the post to the correct forum.
Thank You.
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