Horse Drawn Milk Wagon - Belleville, Ontario
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mTn_biKer65
N 44° 11.148 W 077° 24.604
18T E 307377 N 4895333
Located in front of Reid's Dairy at the corner of Sidney Street and Bell Boulevard
Waymark Code: WMWKFQ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/15/2017
Views: 4
This Horse-Drawn Milk cart was the last one used by Reid's Dairy in Belleville, Ontario.
Frank Finley Reid was the man responsible for the birth of Reid's Dairy in Belleville, Ontario. Orignally founded as Sidney Dairy Farms in 1908 it was renamed to Reid's Dairy in 1910. Reid collected the milk from area farms each morning and delivered it door-to-door to local homes. In the pre-bottle days, he simply carried the milk in large cans that were transported by horse-drawn wagons. The milk was measured out to the buyer with a dipper that Reid carried in the wagon. At some point the dairy began delivering milk in bottles washed in a sterilizing solution. Reid's Dairy products are still delivered door to door, but now by a contractor and not by horse and carraige.
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Type and Quantity:
One milk wagon with fiberglass horse
Opening Hours:
24/7
Admission Fee: no.
On-line Documentation: Not listed
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