David EilersOctober 8, 2021

1947 Photo of Dorothy Lamb in a CJ-2A on eBay

The point of this photo was to get this point across: "People, return your milk bottles!" ... newspaper reports of the time indicate there was a shortage of bottles throughout North America.

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"January 24th, 1947, Original Press Photo.
Mrs. Dorothy Lamb of Scarsdale, New York, goes to market in the modern manner, with a basketful of empty milk and beverage bottles. She is answering the plea for return of the 35 Million bottles that have gone "truant" in American homes. Every one must be returned to circulation if a shortage milk and beverages is to be avoided because raw-material shortages ins curtailing bottle production."

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As you can see in this ad published the January 04, 1947, issue of the Bradford Era (Bradford, Pennsylvania), the shortage was serious and 'dangerous'!

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This article from The Province, dated January 16th, 1947, out of Vanouver, B.C., provides more information about the crisis:

6 Comments

MikeOctober 8, 2021 at 7:33 PM
Our milk man in the 1950's had a unique way of making sure milk bottles were returned. Milk was delivered twice a week, nd mom had a standing order, so if 3 bottles of milk were requested, 3 empty washed bottles were required. If this rule was not followed, you'd wind up short on your milk order. Soda bottles were fun, we'd save them up, then I'd load my little red wagon and pull it to the grocery store, cash the bottles in for a whopping 35 cents.
KonwakitonOctober 8, 2021 at 9:38 PM
NICE GAMS !!
Barney GoodwinOctober 8, 2021 at 9:41 PM
Look closely at the tread of the rear tire. While the spare is a non-directional as came with the Jeep, the tire on the Jeep appears different - almost like the radials today.
KonwakitonOctober 8, 2021 at 9:45 PM
my cj-2a is not as nice as that one , neither are my gams ..
SE Pennsylvania SteveOctober 8, 2021 at 10:53 PM
That one bottle sticking out of her bag looks like a Coke bottle to me.
Joe LeDonneOctober 14, 2021 at 6:04 PM
This is a great shot and you can see exactly how tight the 7-piece tops fit from the factory. Like a drum.