More Than McCoy

Manufacturer: George Bacon
Three painted milk bottles with metal carrier. The bottles are copies of original 1800's Thatcher Dairy bottles. But these bottles and rack do look like fairly old copies, not like the newer copies put out by the Crownford China Co. in the 60's and another company in the 80's. These appear to be older than the 60's. The red rubber rings are quite aged; the paint is original and doesn't show up under a black light, and the carrier is quite old looking too. The carrier opens on the side which unlatches. The Thatcher Dairy must have predated copyright protections which is how other companies could have made copies of the originals. The glass bottles have no cracks or chips, just the paint is chipping off. The bottles stand just shy of 11 inches tall. Porcelain lids with zinc bail handles. Embossed lettering: Absolutely Pure Milk with a cow and man milking the cow. On backside it reads: George Bacon Bottle Patented 1884 One Quart. Cool country, primitive or 4th of July display! I would estimate the age to be from the 1920's-30's, but can't verify that. If you don't want these bottles in the rack; replace them with your favorite collectible milk bottle brand like Twin Pines, Wilson's, etc.! If you want a more accurate ship quote, e-mail me your zip code prior to ordering. 6/14brcs

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