Object number
68/590
Description
Iron crate, used for transporting and delivering milk bottle in the retail trade. Donated by the Dairy at Brook, Shere, Guilford, Surrey.
This is an iron crate, which was used for transporting and delivering milk bottle in the retail trade. This item was donated by the Dairy at Brook, Shere, Guilford, Surrey.
Physical description
create: iron
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Crate // Marketing Dairy Produce Milk // Origin: Surrey // Messrs Holt, The Dairy, Brook, Shere, Guilford, Surrey // Description: A crate made of strips of galvanised iron riveted together to form a strong yet fairly light container for 12 milk bottles. The disillusions for the bottle are 12cm from the base. The whole crate is encrusted and broken in places. Use: For transporting and delivering milk bottles in the retail trade.’
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