Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.001.008 |
Object Name |
Can, Milk |
Title |
Scenic City Dairy Milk Can (Minus Lid) |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1965 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Metal milk can (no lid). It has SCENIC CITY DAIRY impressed on its front, and a thick pivoting wire lift handle. The base exterior area has four large convex-headed rivets. No maker's mark observed. |
Provenance |
Unknown manufacturer. Custom-ordered and used by the Scenic City Dairy, of Owen Sound, Grey County. The company began in 1939 when partners bought a pre-existing dairy on 8th Street. The new owners renamed it the "Scenic City Dairy." The business partners of this dairy were Robert J. Walter, Thomas J. Rutherford, Jaffray Rutherford, Victor C. Porteous, Sidney (Sid) Murray, and Wilbur Smith. The Scenic City Dairy business was located at 314 8th St. East, Owen Sound. In 1949, the Smith family bought the other shareholders out. Owen Sound's Norman Playter, acquired the item likely at a Grey County auction or from another collector. Grey Roots Museum acquired it from him in 2017. |
Collection |
Dairy & Creamery Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Steel |
Dimensions |
H-49 Dia-29.5 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Rutherford, Thomas J. Walter, Robert J. Porteous, Victor Murray, Sidney Smith, Wilbur |
Subjects |
Milk Dairy products & industry Dairy farming Dairying |
Search Terms |
Scenic City Dairy |
Function |
A milk can with a heavy-duty lift handle, that would be re-used by a dairy business. This one was custom-printed with the business name of SCENIC CITY DAIRY, which involved some Sydenham Township and Derby Township farmers, and the business sold milk in Owen Sound, Grey County. |