Dave Willock played the part of a milk man in 1964’s “Send Me No Flowers”. I’d forgotten the now obsolete profession. I don’t remember the milk man but I do remember the milk box that lived outside our door for years.
Once
a week it was magically filled with four quarts of milk that we would take from
box to fridge. I remember having pulled
out the heavy glass bottles and placing them in our fridge. I think it had been delivered by Winder Dairy.
When
we finished our milk we would return the empty milk drop container and they
would be picked up when the next delivery was made. I don’t know how old I was when we started
picking up plastic jugs of milk because the four quarts were no longer
enough. Eventually the delivery stopped
and the milk man was gone.
You
can read more history at this site.
