BOTTLE, DAIRY

Description: CLEAR GLASS "PURITY" MILK BOTTLE. IN ORANGE ON THE FRONT IS AN IMAGE OF A BABY, AND WRITTEN IS "PURITY DAIRY", "THE FAVORITE", "PURITY ICECREAM".

History: FOUND IN DONOR'S MOTHER'S HOME, HOWEVER DATE UNKNOWN. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HARPER FAMILY SEE P19970093001-GA. *UPDATE* IN A 2024 COLLECTION AUDIT OF OFFSITE ITEMS, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT TESS MCNAUGHTON WAS ABLE TO CONTACT THE DONORS NEXT-OF-KIN. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH DONOR’S DAUGHTER, LIANA HARPER. “THE BOTTLE IS AN OLD MILK BOTTLE. WE HAD A MILK CHUTE IN THE WALL OF OUR HOUSE BY THE BACK DOOR WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. THE CHUTE HAD A DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR THE MILKMAN TO PUT IN THE MILK BOTTLES INTO THE BOX/CHUTE AND A DOOR FROM THE INSIDE SO WE COULD RETRIEVE THE MILK FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. I THINK WE USUALLY RETURNED THE EMPTIES IN THE CHUTE FOR THE NEXT TIME WE GOT A DELIVERY BUT OCCASIONALLY MAYBE ONE WAS FORGOTTEN…I BELIEVE WE GOT DELIVERY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.” FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING OBITUARIES AND OTHER ITEMS DONATED BY THE DONOR, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.