Old Photograph Milk Cart Stirling Scotland

Old photograph of a Milkman and horse drawn Milk Cart outside the Original Bar in Stirling, Scotland. In 1880, milk delivery in bottles began in the UK, brought in a horse drawn cart, before that milk was poured from large containers into milk jugs at each house. The Express Dairy Company produced the first glass milk bottle in Britain though the idea came from New York, USA. The first bottles had a porcelain stopper held on by wires and milk was delivered four times a day. The introduction of fridges and modern milk processing meant deliveries became less frequent and fresh milk can now be kept in a fridge for about a week.



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