Milk bottles are bottles used for milk. They may be reusable glass bottles used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkmen. Customers are expected to rinse the empty bottles and leave on the doorstep for collection
Before milk bottles, milkmen filled the customers' jugs. For many collectors, milk bottles carry a nostalgic quality of a bygone age. The most prized milk bottles are embossed or pyroglazed (painted) with names of dairies on them, which were used for home delivery of milk so that the milk bottles could find their way back to the dairy for reuse. The color, picture, dairy, and condition all contribute to the value of the milk bottle.
Chronology
1880 - British milk bottles were first produced by the Express Dairy Company. They were delivered by horse-drawn carts and delivered four times a day. The first bottles used a porcelain stopper top held on by wire.
1894 - Anthony Hailwood developed a pasteurisation process for milk which allowed it to be sterilized and be safely stored for longer periods. Milk could now be delivered once a day.
1920 - Advertisements began to appear on milk bottles. A sand-blasting technique was used to etch them on the glass.
mid 1950s - Cardboard tops were deemed unhygienic and banned in some locations.
early 1990s - The advertising largely disappeared with the introduction of infrared bottle scanners designed to check cleanliness.
Present day
1894 - Anthony Hailwood developed a pasteurisation process for milk which allowed it to be sterilized and be safely stored for longer periods. Milk could now be delivered once a day.
1920 - Advertisements began to appear on milk bottles. A sand-blasting technique was used to etch them on the glass.
mid 1950s - Cardboard tops were deemed unhygienic and banned in some locations.
early 1990s - The advertising largely disappeared with the introduction of infrared bottle scanners designed to check cleanliness.
Present day
In some locations, silver, red, blue or yellow aluminium tops on today's bottles indicate the fat content. Unpasteurised is green-topped. Other dairies use other color designations. Bottles may also be marked or stamped with the name of the dairy.Modern dairies may also use refillable plastic bottles, as well as plastic bottle tops.
In the United Kingdom, milk sold to the door may still be in Imperial pints (20 fluid ounces), though it is also acceptable to sell in metric measure. Often, in supermarkets they are sold in pints but labelled with their metric equivalent (568ml). Quantities larger than a pint are generally sold in metric units or multiples of a pint.Orange juice is also sold in doorstep deliveries in the same style of bottle used for milk. Typically these have an orange top[citation needed].
In the United Kingdom, milk sold to the door may still be in Imperial pints (20 fluid ounces), though it is also acceptable to sell in metric measure. Often, in supermarkets they are sold in pints but labelled with their metric equivalent (568ml). Quantities larger than a pint are generally sold in metric units or multiples of a pint.Orange juice is also sold in doorstep deliveries in the same style of bottle used for milk. Typically these have an orange top[citation needed].
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