Chronology
- 1880 - British milk bottles were first produced by the Express Dairy Company. They were delivered by horse-drawn carts and delivered four times a day. The first bottles used a porcelain stopper top held on by wire.
- 1894 - Anthony Hailwood developed a pasteurisation process for milk which allowed it to be sterilized and be safely stored for longer periods. Milk could now be delivered once a day.
- 1920 - Advertisements began to appear on milk bottles. A sand-blasting technique was used to etch them on the glass.
- mid 1950s - Cardboard tops were deemed unhygienic and banned in some locations. Delivery by horse-drawn carts was still common.
- early 1990s - The advertising largely disappeared with the introduction of infrared bottle scanners designed to check cleanliness.
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