Milk Bottles, Richmond Dairy Co.

By rnbdudley, 19 December, 2010
Description

Embossed milk bottle from "Richmond Dairy Co."

I am guessing it is from the Richmond, Virginia area, but can't find any info on Richmond Dairy.  Also found milk bottles from Ellerslie Dary Inc/Petersburg, VA in the same pile of bottles.  I can't find any history info on either Dairy.

Would love to know more history of where this bottle came from, it's age and how much it could be worth today.

Category
Antique Bottles
Medium
glass
Distinguishing marks
embossed: "ONE QUART LIQUID" - "Richmond Dairy Co." inside a circle on front - "R" inside a circle on front - "Sealed II" inside a circle on back - Large "R" on bottom along with a circle cut with an "E" in it.
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
1 Qt., 9 1/2" tall, bottom 3 1/2" wide , mouth 2" od
Date Period
old, seams on sides disappear near neck, circle cut on bottom (with an "E" in the middle)
Weight
pretty heavy :)
History
I live in Caroline County, just north of Richmond, VA, and have found many old bottles in piles of trash in the woods at the edge of the fields. Also many civil war relics, old farm equip. etc. found here. My property was part of a large tract of land used for livestock, timber and farming long before this county was first formed in 1728. We are on the North Anna river between where the battles of Jericho Mill and Chesterfield Bridge were fought.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
found in piles of bottles now half buried on my property
For Sale?
No
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