The Manchester Township Historical Society has arranged for a display of bottles collected by Don Hartman. Don has been collecting bottles for 30 years and co-authored the book Bottles & Jugs: with a York, Pennsylvania Perspective in 1998. He will have a number of bottles from the Emigsville Dairy (AKA Emigsville Creamery), Rutters and the Allen May Dairy which was located on the Susquehanna Trail near the radio towers. He also has one bottle from the Henry Free distillery which was located near Emigsville as well as a number of plain distillery bottles and jugs. The display will be available from March 31 through the month of April in the Lobby of the Manchester Township building.
The following is Don’s description of the display: “Manchester Township has been home to numerous businesses over the
years. A few of them have left behind tangible evidence of their existence in the form of glass bottles embossed with their names. The Manchester Township Historical Society has arranged for a display of bottles related to the dairies and distilleries located in the township to be displayed at the township building during the month of April.”
(photos from Don Hartman’s book)