2018.018.151 [Bottle]

This is a half-pint size glass cream bottle used and distributed by the Carnation Company out of Waterloo, Iowa. This particular bottle was produced around 1955. The Carnation Company itself started in 1929 and operated until it was acquired by the Mississippi Valley Milk Producers' Association, Inc. in 1971. The company would later change its name to the Swiss Valley Farms Company. The Carnation name would continue to be placed on products until the Swiss Valley brand was phased out around 1978. The company also stopped using or producing glass dairy bottles 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 This item can be used to establish the context of how corporate entities are absorbed, merged, or acquired by other entities, as was the case with the Carnation Company. Lessons could be centered around how the acquisition of a company changes the nature of the company's operation and what the implications of those changes are, as well as how wider economic policy shapes the agricultural landscape of Iowa. For any use other than instructional resource, please check with the organization that owns this item for any copyright restrictions.