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Object Name |
Bottle |
Source |
Cedar Falls Historical Society |
Iowa History Era Tag |
World War II to an Urban State (1940-1963) |
Chronological Tag |
Postwar United States (1945-1970s) |
Catalog Number |
2018.018.148 |
Credit line |
Cedar Falls Historical Society - Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Description |
This is a cream bottle used and distributed by the Cedarside Dairy company based out of Waterloo, Iowa during the middle of the 20th century. The bottle is glass, half-pint in measurement with a printing that reads "Select Cedarside Milk Saves Space." Cream bottles differ from milk bottles primarily in size. While glass milk bottles generally held a quart of liquid, cream bottles usually only held a half-pint of liquid. This can be attributed to the thicker consistency and richer content of cream. Cream itself is a byproduct of milk, whereas milk is a direct dairy product. Bottles of this kind were widely produced and are therefore very common in the Midwest, particularly in areas where dairy production was prominent. This content can be used with the following resources: SS 4.25: Technological Change SS 4.26: Agricultural Change As the dairy industry in the Midwest became more corporatized and standardized, smaller dairy companies found it harder to stay in business. Customers could acquire milk and cream from grocery stores more easily and affordably than from local dairy distributors, resulting in a decline in the use of glass dairy containers like this one. This item can be used to demonstrate both the evolution of agricultural technology and how the agricultural landscape of the Midwest changed in response to greater industrialization and corporatization. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item for any copyright restrictions. |
Primary/Secondary Source |
Significant - Local |
County Tag |
Black Hawk |
Subjects |
Bottles Creamery Dairy products Dairy products industry |
Classification |
Dairies Agriculture American |
Multimedia Links |
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Search Terms |
Bottles Creamery Dairy products Dairy products industry |
Legal Status |
Copyright to this resource is held by the Cedar Falls Historical Society and has been provided here for educational purposes only, specifically for use in the Iowa Museum Association's "Teaching Iowa History" project. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the Rights Holder. For more information on U.S. and International copyright laws, consult an attorney. |
