About Us: I grew up on a
small dairy farm in New Bethlehem, PA, and graduated from high school in
1966. By this time the old Surge Milkers were being fazed out and the
"pipe-line" system with the bulk tanks for storing milk were taking
over. The local farms had Guernsey or Holsteins herds of 25-35 cows. It wasn't affordable for these small farmers to switch to the bulk tank
system so many farmers were being forced out of business, having to
sell their long-time family farms. A few were able to hang on for a few
more years, selling "separated milk" to the local creamery
which still shipped in cans. Eventually the
only working dairy farms in the area averaged 250 cows and they milked
almost around the clock. Thus came the large inventory of milkers,
parts & equipment and the glass milk bottles all for sale. Many of these items were
tossed in land fills or old coal mines and buried. I know of some
original dairies in Pennsylvania that now wish they had saved a few of
their own bottles...
All Inventory on this
site is available for sale. So here I am with rare old dairy milk
bottles, milk cans, caps, and equipment for the collector and the home decorator.
Email me with questions or with requests for something special you are looking to
purchase and I will try to find it
for you. Enjoy the site and a step back into the past.
We
also offer for sale milk bottles from other states, other dairy items,
porch boxes,
caps, crates and many miscellaneous items.
We also offer NJ
Milk Bottles, assorted Bottle Collection
and Other-Items Collection -
several
collections including New Jersey milk bottles, glass soda/pop bottles, various
colored bottles (special editions and hand-blown), and much more.....
I’m offering
For Sale all of my New
Jersey Milk Bottle Collection, which includes Milk Bottles,
some Porch Boxes, and a few Dairy Go-With items. The For-Sale prices of the items
listed on my website total over $8000. I am listing the total collection of all NJ
items at $3900. Pickup in New Bethlehem, PA. Email:
milkmaidbottles@gmail.com
Check this out:
"New
Milk Bottles Page"
for the most recent additions to our
inventory. It
shows the most recent bottles and other items
added in the past four months, making it easy to see What's New!!
http://milkmaidbottles.com/newbottlesadded.htm
Coming this Winter/Spring,
a page for
"Special
Sales for select Bottles"
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I
won't be displaying at any of the shows this year but I will
have all my inventory available on this website!
You can still contact me through email, at any time, for
any milk bottles or dairy items you need.
I will mail them out to you through
priority mail. Thank you.
Here are a few places you might want
to visit:
Penns Cave in Centre Hall, PA,
Nittany Antique Machinery Show,
The All American
Dairy Show in Harrisburg, PA,
Pittsburgh, PA Bottle Show
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FOR SALE: Updated Edition of the Milk Bottle
Book!!!!
Pennsylvania Dairy Handbook
by Robert E. Lloyd
"Milkman" -
(Introduction by Brian
& Judi Lloyd)
This book covers the 67 Counties
of Pa. listing all the known dairies in each county! Books will be
available by mail or in person.
Email me to order the book and have it shipped when it's published. I accept
payment by U.S. Postal money order or Paypal. If you know of any
updates/corrections for the book, please email me with those and I will pass it on to
the author. Thank you.
Updated Edition:
email for info and future dates that the new
book will be available!
You can place your Orders now. |
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Hi from the Cows...
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Site last
updated:
9-10-24
We're constantly adding new Bottles to
our inventory so take a look often...
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