2018.018.149 [Bottle]

This is a glass, half-pint milk bottle used and distributed by the Carnation Company, which started in Waterloo, Iowa in 1929. This particular bottle was produced sometime around 1956. In 1971, the Carnation Company was sold to the Mississippi Valley Milk Producers' Association, Inc., which marked the company's first acquisition of a liquid milk business. The name of the company was later changed to the Swiss Valley Farms Co., which was eventually phased out around 1978. The Carnation name remained on milk products until this time. Glass bottles were discontinued from use by the company in 1975. This content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ.9-12.24: Iowa Economy Impact Upon SS 4.26: Changes to Agriculture The story of the Carnation Company can be used to educate students about the ways in which companies are absorbed by other companies and how changes in the wider economic landscape facilitate these mergers. It can also be used to demonstrate how the agricultural field in Iowa has changed over time from a local-based industry to a corporate-based industry. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item for any copyright restrictions.