Blossom Dairy Co.
1927—1961
The Blossom Dairy Company chartered in 1927 with incorporators Sam Slomovitz, Joe Brown, J.J. Steinmetz, F.M. Stambaugh, and W.L. Peters (“City Day”, 1927). Sam Slomovitz served as president and manager of the company (“Blossom Dairy,” 1931). By 1939, the company had an office at 116 Virginia Street West, and three other stores located at 1600 Washington Street East, 1214 Washington Street East, and St. Albans (Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Phone Co. of W.Va., 1939). In 1961, the company issued a notice of dissolution (“Notice of Dissolution”, 1961), marking the end of the company in name. Blossom Dairy became Broughton’s Farm Dairy. Full article coming soon.
A pint-sized, embossed Blossom Dairy milk bottle from Charleston.
A quart-sized, embossed Blossom Dairy milk bottle from Charleston.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ bottle return ad. Front.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ bottle return ad. Back.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ "brat" ad. Front.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ "brat" ad. Back.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ buttermilk ad. Front.
Quart Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ buttermilk ad. Back.
Pint Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ "chocolate drink" ad. Front.
Pint Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ "chocolate drink" ad. Back.
Pint Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ cottage cheese ad. Front.
Pint Blossom Dairy vitamin D milk w/ cottage cheese ad. Back.
Quart Blossom Dairy with a grass-green pyro. Front.
Quart Blossom Dairy with a grass-green pyro. Back.
Black pyro quart with hobtail neck. Front.
Black pyro quart with hobtail neck. Back.
A mint green, amber glass Blossom Dairy quart. Front.
A mint green, amber glass Blossom Dairy quart. Back.
A yellow pyro, amber glass Blossom Dairy quart with Charleston and Beckley.
A yellow pyro, amber glass Blossom Dairy quart with Charleston and Beckley. Back.
A square, brown pyro Blossom Dairy quart. Buttermilk ad. Front.
A square, brown pyro Blossom Dairy quart. Buttermilk ad. Back.
A square, brown pyro Blossom Dairy quart. Chocolate milk ad. Front.
A square, brown pyro Blossom Dairy quart. Chocolate milk ad. Back.
Red and yellow pyro quart. Buttermilk ad. Front.
Red and yellow pyro quart. Buttermilk ad. Back.
A pint-sized buttermilk ad bottle. Front.
A pint-sized buttermilk ad bottle. Back.
A pint-sized, 3-cent deposit bottle. Front.
A pint-sized, 3-cent deposit bottle. Back.
All yellow pyro quart Blossom Dairy. Cows all around the neck. Blank back.
A brown pyro quart Blossom Dairy, square mold. Blank Back.
A square, orange pyro quart bottle.
A 1/2-pint, square pyro bottle.
Black pyro gallon bottle. Round. Front.
Black pyro gallon bottle. Round. Back.
Red pyro gallon Blossom Dairy. Square. Back is the same design.
Red pyro gallon Blossom Dairy. Square. Back.
An embossed, 1/2-pint juice bottle.
A 1/2-pint, black pyro juice bottle. Front.
A 1/2-pint, black pyro juice bottle. Back.
A red pyro creamer. Front.
A red pyro creamer. Back.
A black pyro creamer. Front.
A black pyro creamer. Back.
References
Blossom Dairy to erect new plant. (1931, March 14). Charleston Daily Mail, 8.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia. (1939). Charleston and vicinity telephone directory.
City day by day. (1927, May 12). Charleston Daily Mail, 8.
Notice of dissolution of Blossom Dairy Company, a corporation. (1961, November 15). Charleston Daily Mail, 28.