Big Cement Milk Bottle - Whately, MA
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N 42° 26.625 W 072° 38.115
18T E 694481 N 4701756
The Big Cement Milk Bottle sculpture is located on Chestnut Plain Road in Whately.
Waymark Code: WMD2YW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2011
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On the front lawn of the Center School Office building, the Town of Whately has a 19' high replica of a Milk Bottle. The sculpture was designed by Frederick Uttley Wells and Lincoln Bond acted as contractor. The 3,000 pound Milk Bottle is constructed of reinforced concrete and has a cap made of folded canvas. The milk is not homogenized and cream is depicted in paint at the top of the bottle. The front of the bottle has a painted label. Within a circle is written QUONQUONT FARMS - CERTIFIED MILK - WHATELY, MASS. The back of the bottle has an entrance door on which is a small plaque. The plaque is inscribed:
Given to Whately Historical Society
by
Charles Selecious
1990
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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