Help aging a milk bottle

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  1. prestoncohunter

    prestoncohunter Well-Known Member

    Any help is appreciated. The bottle is from the Queen City Cooperative Dairy in Cumberland MD. Most milk bottles I have found have been square to make packing easier and I assume this one is older but really don't know. Haven't found much about the Dairy involved either.

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    I found some info on the web that made me think the 11 could be a date (meaning 1911) but have no idea what the B S Q would be.
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    It has a mold line on both sides that runs the entire length.
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    Have seen some for sale and they appear to be selling for around 9 dollars but no real information other that being listed as "vintage".

    Thanks in advance for any help.
     
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  3. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    The bulbous top held the cream.

    One could pour off the cream to save for their coffee, or mix it in with the milk.
     
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  5. prestoncohunter

    prestoncohunter Well-Known Member

    Yes like the one you posted, obviously different dairy but same design.
     
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  6. prestoncohunter

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    No patent date on the bottle that I have found.
     
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  7. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure when they stopped bottling this way, but I'm pretty sure up til the 50's anyway. Maybe a bit later too.
     
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  8. prestoncohunter

    prestoncohunter Well-Known Member

    This article https://www.drloriv.com/Tips/ID/4349/Collectible-Milk-Bottles
    is what made me think the 11 might be a date code based on this paragraph from the article.
     
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  11. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Items like this usually have some local interest. You may be able to find out more information about the dairy by contacting The Allegany County Historical Society.
    Don
     
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  12. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I know for a fact that at least 1 dairy still used "cream on the top" bottles in the late 1950's in Nassau County, NY (Long Island.) My great-aunt lived in Wantagh and always had bottles like this (which I don't think we had at home.)
     
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