Bottle, Milk

Production date
Nov 2007
 Description
A white plastic 2 litre Taranaki Fresh Milk bottle. The bottle can be sealed with a blue plastic screw cap. A picture of a fresian cow is featured on a yellow label on the front of the bottle. " TARANAKI FRESH MILK / CREAM ON TOP / TRADITIONAL STYLE-UNHOMOGENISED MILK / taranaki fresh" is written on the label along with detailed product information and a barcode. " USE BY / 251107 " is written on a small white sticker on the front. The underside of the bottle features a " 2 " recycling symbol. " ALTO " is written within a border and " NZ DESIGN REG. 402738 402739/402742 " is also written on the underside.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Bottler
Manufacturer
Production date
Nov 2007
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Tataraimaka
Classification
Food Service T&E/Food T&E/T&E For Materials
Credit line
This milk bottle was bought for $2.50 by Penelope Moffat at the New Plymouth Farmers Market which was held on the site of the Huatoki Project and the adjoining underground carpark on 18 November 2007.
See: Milk Solids: A Photographic Survey of Taranaki Dairy Factories http://pukeariki.com/Research/TaranakiResearchCentre/MilkSolids.aspx 

See more about this milk bottle here: Fresh Heritage http://pukeariki.com/Heritage/SpotlightontheHeritageCollection/id/991/title/milk-bottle.aspx 
Accession number
PA2007.238
Collection type
Social History

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