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Great Antiques Bottles Info on Collectors Weekly

Collector's Weekly, the informative reference and ebay listings-tracker site has a super BOTTLES section, with articles and resource links, and best of all, it's a one-stop place to see the MOST WATCHED bottles on ebay, so you don't miss any. They also give you the recent CLOSED prices. All on one page, w/thumbnail pix, and links to the items. It will save you hours of ebay surfing. And it's FREE! Here's the link CW BOTTLES Overview . It's a great site. Be sure to bookmark it, and check out all of their bottle collecting categories - milks, jars, bitters, and so many more.

A Look at Lima Ohio's Equity Dairy History and It's Milk Bottles

Photo of an Equity Dairy Store with a great neon sign made by Lima's own NEON PRODUCTS INC.

A look at Lima Ohio's Equity Dairy, 1921-1981, written by Joe Clevenger. The Shelley Townsend Dairy took over Equity's bottled milk delivery customers in 1943. You can see several Equity/Lima milk bottles pictured in the article below:

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There are lots of great photos in the pdf/article, so be sure to scroll to see them all.

Here a some additional photos of Equity and Shelley Townsend memorabilia.

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2 comments:

David ArthurOctober 9, 2020 at 1:57 PM
I inherited 8 shares from my father Ralph Arthur. The certificate was dated Dec, 31 1949.
It was worth $80 when it was issued. I wonder what its worth now.
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AnonymousApril 24, 2023 at 6:36 PM
I have my dad’s stock dated August 1955. Wondering if it’s worth anything.
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