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Original 1936 Alta Crest Farms Milk Bond promotional coupon sheet from Spencer, Massachusetts, featuring colorful red and green dairy advertising graphics, cow illustrations, baby advertising imagery, and intact numbered vouchers/coupons. The certificate is marked No. 1244 and advertises a $5.00 Milk Bond program where customers could earn bond payments through new customer referrals.
This is a great piece of Depression-era dairy advertising, when local dairies relied heavily on neighborhood delivery routes, referrals, bottle service, and customer loyalty promotions. Alta Crest Farms marketed certified milk, Vitamin D milk, Grade A milk, pasteurized milk, and fat-free milk, all shown on the printed product panel. Pieces like this appeal to collectors of dairy advertising, milk bottle/cap ephemera, Massachusetts history, farm advertising, coupons, and early 20th-century promotional paper.
Approximate measurements shown in photos: about 22\" tall x 9\" wide when fully opened.
Alta Crest Farms was a dairy operation based in Spencer, Massachusetts, during an era when home milk delivery was a daily part of American life. During the 1930s, many dairies used referral programs, premium coupons, and promotional bonds to attract and retain customers in the highly competitive milk market. This 1936 Milk Bond program rewarded customers for introducing new households to Alta Crest Farms\' delivery service, offering cash-value coupons tied to continued milk purchases. Surviving examples are uncommon today and provide a fascinating glimpse into Depression-era marketing, local dairy operations, and the importance of certified milk programs before modern supermarket distribution became widespread.
Condition Summary
Unused original paper advertising piece with all attached coupons/vouchers present. Light toning, minor creases, faint storage wear, and small edge/corner imperfections. Overall, it is in unusually nice condition for a 1930s paper dairy advertising item.
Features
- Original 1936 Alta Crest Farms Milk Bond
- Spencer, Massachusetts dairy advertising
- Unused with coupons and vouchers intact
- Certificate No. 1244
- $5.00 milk bond with four $1.00 coupons
- Features cow, baby, and milk product graphics
- Advertises certified milk, Vitamin D milk, Grade A milk, pasteurized milk, and fat-free milk
- Great Depression-era promotional paper
- Approx. 22\" x 9\" opened
- Condition: Excellent vintage condition with light age toning and minor handling wear
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