JUG, MILK
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- MILK JUG
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- PLASTIC, FOIL
- Catalogue Number
- P20070013011
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- MILK JUG
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- PLASTIC, FOIL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 26.5
- Length
- 14.8
- Width
- 7.5
- Description
- WHITE TRANSLUCENT MILK JUG WITH SEALED FOIL LID AND SMALL HANDLE. JUG HOLDS 1/2 GALLON. RAISED TEXT ON BOTH SIDES READ, "PURITY, MEADOW-DEW, HOMO, ONE HALF GALLON, PLEASE RETURN..."
- Subjects
- FOOD PROCESSING T&E
- Historical Association
- BUSINESS
- History
- BLOW MOLD PLASTIC JUGS WERE USED IN PRODUCTION SHORTLY AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PURE-PAK. THE LETHBRIDGE BRANCH OF PURITY DAIRY WAS THE FIRST TO PRODUCE AND USE BLOW MOLD PLASTIC JUGS, AFTER WHICH BOTTLE PRODUCTION WAS MOVED TO THE EDMONTON BRANCH. PLASTIC JUGS CAME IN FOUR SIZES: 1 GALLON, 3 QUART, 1 QUART, AND 1 PINT. PURITY DAIRY CALLED THEIR 2% MILK MEADOW-DEW, WHICH WAS SOLD IN 1/2 GALLON, 3 QUART AND 1 QUART INCREMENTS. ACCORDING TO KEN FABBI, SAM''S GRANDSON, MEADOW-DEW CONTAINED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 2% BUTTERFAT. BECAUSE MILK MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST 2% BUTTERFAT, MEADOW-DEW WAS NOT TECHNICALLY A MILK , HENCE THE WORD "MILK" WAS NEVER LISTED ON MEADOW-DEW CONTAINERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE P20070013001 AND PERMANENT RECORD.
- Catalogue Number
- P20070013011
- Acquisition Date
- 2007-05
- Collection
- Museum
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