O.O. Ott, Meadow Brook Dairy Farm Delivery Wagon, 1912-1913

Summary

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

Creators

Unknown

Collection Title

Gwinn Dairy Collection 

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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