Milk Bottle, (sculpture).

Milk Bottle, (sculpture).

Tom & Blank, fabricator.

Milk Bottle, (sculpture).

Wood, painted, metal and fiberglass.

Approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.

A giant replica of an old-fashioned milk bottle mounted on the roof of a building. The bottle is constructed of wood painted with lettering and banded with metal. The sculpture is covered with fiberglass.

Object -- Other -- Container

Object -- Foodstuff -- Beverage

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City

LaRocco Floor Coverings, 1615 Franklin, On southeast corner of roof, Michigan City, Indiana 46360

The sculpture was fabricated by Tom & Blank, contractor of the building. The milk bottle originally had painted lettering which read SCHOLL DAIRY, INC., MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. Throughout the years, the sculpture has undergone extensive repairs and the wood has badly rotted. To prevent further deterioration the sculpture was covered with fiberglass.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.

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