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Half Pint ARDEN FARM MILK CREAM BOTTLE San Diego Calif Seattle Wash War Milk
$ 7.91
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Description
This is a vintage half pint ARDEN Dairy milk or cream bottle with a war message/slogan included on the side.It is clear and features red pyroglaze.
There are no chips or cracks. Pyro is in pretty nice shape. See pics.
It stands 5-1/2 inches tall
It is printed with the following:
Front:
ARDEN
Side:
IMPORTANT
IN COOPERATION WITH
NATIONAL DEFENSE
WE ARE ENDEAVORING
TO CONSERVE
AVAILABLE MATERIAL
DO NOT
MISUSE, MISPLACE,
BREAK OR DESTROY
THIS BOTTLE
PLEASE RETURN
IMMEDIATELY
WHEN EMPTIED
Back:
Features a picture of "The Arden Boy" wearing a milkman uniform and hat, holding a bottle in his left hand and a basket of Arden products in his right.
A little info:
Arden Farms' dairy was originally founded by Edward Robbins in El Monte, California. Arden Farms merged with California Dairies, Inc. in 1930. California Dairies, Inc. was created by Western Dairy Products, Co. of Seattle, Washington to operate their California properties.
In the late 1930s, an even bigger company, Arden Farms, merged with Western Dairy to create a new dairy conglomerate. The name Arden Farms went up on the building on West Mallon Avenue around 1940.
Arden diversified into many different food lines and grocery stores. Sunfreze was their ice cream brand.
Competition was cutthroat as home milk delivery gave way to the grocery store.
Arden Farms started showing losses in the early 1970s. The company sold off its Spokane dairy, which became part of a cooperative, Consolidated Dairy Products, the purveyor of Darigold products.
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