{"product_id":"rare-vintage-glass-milk-bottle-hoffmans-dairy-monroe-mi-half-pint-1930","title":"Milk Bottle: Hoffman's Dairy, Half Pint, Embossed, Monroe MI, Owens-Illinois, Rare, Vintage 1930 - SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare Hoffman's Dairy half pint milk bottle, embossed and dated to 1930 by its Owens-Illinois markings, from Monroe, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Owens-Illinois Glass Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glass, embossed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 inches Tall, 2.0375 inches in Diameter (bottom, widest point)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e USA (made for Hoffman Dairy, Monroe, MI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, 1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good — no chips, cracks, or scratches, however the glass is no longer crystal clear, as expected due to age, use, and wear. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collector's great find. Tradition suggests that customers with poor quality ice boxes or no refrigeration were more likely to prefer half or quarter pint containers. To arrive at the age of this bottle we took into consideration the following. The raised glass letters are called embossing. The top edge has a built-in ledge to support a cardboard disk closure, a type designed in 1889 by two employees of the Thatcher Manufacturing Company in Potsdam, New York. The top of the bottle reads \"MILK FOR HEALTH - IN A BOTTLE FOR SAFETY,\" most likely due to the 1922 condemnation by the New York State Tuberculosis Association of selling \"loose milk,\" after which glass bottles were deemed safer for the public. The bottom has the two large initials \"HD\" for Hoffman Dairy and the name \"Hoffman's Dairy, Monroe, Mich.\" embossed. The markings tell us it was manufactured by Owens-Illinois Glass Company specifically for Hoffman Dairy in 1930 at their Glassboro, New Jersey plant, which operated from 1930 to 1939. The off-center round \"scar\" at the base suggests it was made by blown parison molds, true of both Owens machines and later press-and-blow machines. The word \"Registered\" is on the bottom edge; most states had laws that allowed dairies to register their milk bottles, so that it was illegal for any firm other than the originating dairy to use them. \"Sealed BB48\" is also visible. We were unable to find information on Hoffman's Dairy in Michigan; if you have any, we would appreciate you sharing, as we always like to know the history of our items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great find for a milk bottle collector or a vintage dairy display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwens-Illinois Glass Company\u003c\/strong\u003e formed in 1929 after Owens Glass Company merged with Illinois Glass Company, and eventually controlled a vast share of the glass bottle manufacturing market. Its first distinctive trademark is often called the \"diamond IO mark,\" a combination of the Owens and Illinois trademarks: the letter I within an oval, superimposed on an elongated diamond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbossing consists of raised letters, numbers, and designs that extend above the surface of the glass. From the earliest milk bottles in 1878 to the use of enameled lettering (called pyroglazing, in 1934), embossing was the primary method of labeling on any dairy container.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse our shop for more collectible bottles to round out your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antigo Trunk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41146006503633,"sku":"U100-25","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1733\/8577\/products\/IMG_6873-e1539119457776.jpg?v=1660589311","url":"https:\/\/www.antigotrunk.com\/en-ca\/products\/rare-vintage-glass-milk-bottle-hoffmans-dairy-monroe-mi-half-pint-1930","provider":"Antigo Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}