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Old AND Company Milk Bottles

Old AND Company Milk Bottles

Submitted by: Reg Hamilton
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I found these bottles a few years ago at a place called Rushy Pond Siding (the old water shoot) about 7 miles west of Grand Falls-Windsor. These A.N.D. Co. (Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company) embossed milk bottles, which came in quart and pint sizes, bring back a lot of memories to a time in the 1940s when milk bottles were put out on the steps by the door and the money placed in them for your next delivery. I remember the milkman going around town on a horse drawn wagon with rubber car tires. These two bottles are part of my collection of about 100 bottles, circa 1928-1952. Brookfield took over milk distribution in 1953 with their own bottles. Here’s some further information I found in the book, "The Forest Beckoned," which was published by the Exploits Valley Senior Citizens Club in 1986. The bottles were used on a farm which was operated by the Anglo Newfoundland Development Co. at Rushy Pond. The dairy provided the town of Grand Falls with fresh milk from 60 cows. It was delivered house-to-house by a horse-drawn wagon in open five gallon cans and poured directly into the customer's milk bottles. The only pasteurization in those days was done on the back burner of the kitchen stove. The cows were imported from the United Kingdon and milk sold at 10 cents a quart. The barn was destroyed by fire on Nov. 15, 1926. One horse, five cows, 100 tonnes of hay and 800 sacks of feed were lost. It was replaced by a new barn and dairy on Station Road (now the curling club) The herd was increased to 76 cows and pasteurized milk was introduced. The Brookfield Ice Cream Company took over the AND Company Dairy in 1953. Reginald G. Downton Grand Falls-Windsor, NL   Submitted By: Reg Hamilton

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