Milk Bottle Basket

Date1925-1977

MediumGalvanized steel, plastic

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 17 x 9 x 8in. (43.2 x 22.9 x 20.3cm)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman

Object number2007.24.52

DescriptionRectangular metal milk bottle basket with metal handle and white plastic handle grip. Basket designed to carry ten milk bottles at a time.

Collections

G. Fox & Co.

NotesHistorical Note: In July 1925, Beatrice Fox Auerbach's husband purchased a 220-acre farm property on West Simsbury Road in Bloomfield. The farm's award-winning herd of Guernsey cows produced milk and butter for the family and for the G. Fox restaurants and employee cafeteria.

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