Elmhurst Cream Co. Milk Bottle | 1953 Half Pint | Queens NY Dairy | Embossed Glass Collectible

A half-pint milk bottle from Elmhurst Cream Co. Inc., a Queens-based dairy that bottled and distributed milk across the New York metropolitan area in the postwar decades. The bottom code EC 53 dates this bottle to 1953 with confidence — EC for Elmhurst Cream, 53 for the year.

Embossing detail: Front: ELMHURST CREAM CO INC | Back: ELMHURST CREAM CO INC | Bottom: EC 53

Dimensions: 4.75" H × 2.5" diameter | Clear glass | Minor scratches, minor interior hazing.

Named dairy bottles like this one represent one of the most hyperlocal categories in vintage glass collecting — the Elmhurst Cream name ties this piece directly to Queens in 1953, when neighborhood dairies still operated independently across New York's outer boroughs. Use it on a farmhouse kitchen windowsill, as a bud vase for a single dried wildflower or lavender sprig, or as part of a cottagecore shelf vignette with other vintage glass. A thoughtful gift for anyone with Queens or NYC roots.

Recovered from New York City's historic shorelines and landfill sites by Brooklyn Sea Glass. All bottles listed individually and ship carefully packed.