Catalog of Artifacts

Milk and cream bottles. c. 1930-1960. Glass milk bottles were patented in the 1880s and dominated milk distribution until the 1950s. Tallest bottle, H. 9", Smallest bottle, H. 3-1/4".

Pewter milk bottle cap opener. c. 1950. Wooden hand stomper. c. 1940. Hand stompers were used to apply caps to glass bottles. Stomper, D. 1-1/4". Cap opener, L. 5".

Stearns County Coop Creamery one-pound butter containers. c. 1955-1970. The Cold Spring Creamery produced the last coop creamery butter in Stearns County in 1986. L. 4", H. 2-1/2".

Cold Spring Creamery milk carton. c. 1970. Wax or plastic-coated paper "cartons" made up 70 percent of all commercial milk containers by 1967. H. 10".

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Milk and cream bottles. c. 1930-1960. Glass milk bottles were patented in the 1880s and dominated milk distribution until the 1950s. Tallest bottle, H. 9", Smallest bottle, H. 3-1/4".	Pewter milk bottle cap opener. c. 1950. Wooden hand stomper. c. 1940. Hand stompers were used to apply caps to glass bottles. Stomper, D. 1-1/4". Cap opener, L. 5".
Stearns County Coop Creamery one-pound butter containers. c. 1955-1970. The Cold Spring Creamery produced the last coop creamery butter in Stearns County in 1986. L. 4", H. 2-1/2".	Cold Spring Creamery milk carton. c. 1970. Wax or plastic-coated paper "cartons" made up 70 percent of all commercial milk containers by 1967. H. 10".