O.O. Ott, Meadow Brook Dairy Farm Delivery Wagon, 1912-1913
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Door-to-door delivery of milk and other dairy products began in the late 1800s. Milk spoiled quickly. Before mechanical home refrigerators, fresh bottles were delivered daily. Horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons were used well into the 20th century. Horses knew their routes and could follow as their drivers walked alongside and dropped off bottles on doorsteps.
Door-to-door delivery of milk and other dairy products began in the late 1800s. Milk spoiled quickly. Before mechanical home refrigerators, fresh bottles were delivered daily. Horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons were used well into the 20th century. Horses knew their routes and could follow as their drivers walked alongside and dropped off bottles on doorsteps.
Artifact
Glass negative
Subject Date
1912-1913
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1089
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in
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