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Horlick’s Malted Milk Company

Founded in 1873, under the name “J & W Horlick Company,” the Horlick’s Malted Milk Company was the creation of brothers William and James Horlick. The company specialized in producing malted milk as a nutritional supplement in a variety of forms: from…

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October 1, 2016

Health & Medicine / Racine / Food & Cooking / Related Stories / Everyday Life / Racine County / 1848-1877 / 1877-1900 / Global Connections / Manufacturing & Trade / 1900-1918 / Science & Medicine / Region 8 - South East / Horlick's Malted Milk

The Father of Malted Milk

William Horlick was born on February 23, 1846 to James and Priscilla Horlick in the village of Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England. In 1869, William made his first voyage to the United States to visit his distant uncle, Joseph A. Horlick of Racine, Wisconsin.…

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October 1, 2016

Object Histories / Food & Cooking / Milwaukee County / Whitefish Bay / Everyday Life / 1900-1918 / Manufacturing & Trade / Society & Religion / Cassel Soda Bottle / Region 8 - South East

OBJECT HISTORY: Cassel Soda Bottle

This soda bottle was sold by the Cassel Soda Company in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, in the early 1900s. Conrad Cassel owned and managed the company from 1897-1917. The company, along with other Wisconsin soda companies during that time, made carbonated water, a beverage that would gain special significance during Prohibition. The Cassel Soda Company sold its soda to Whitefish…

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October 9, 2014

Food & Cooking / Related Stories / Everyday Life / 1877-1900 / Manufacturing & Trade / Cassel Soda Bottle

History of Soda Bottles

In the 1800s, semi-automatic machines began making glass bottles. The first soda bottles were made in 1806 and resembled ale and spirits bottles. These bottles had short, square bottoms and a small neck.The next style of soda bottles, called Saratoga bottles, looked…

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October 1, 2014

Food & Cooking / Related Stories / 1918-1945 / Society & Religion / Cassel Soda Bottle

Soda’s Role in Prohibition

When the prohibition of alcohol began in 1920, the law brought huge social and economic effects to Wisconsin. Visitors enjoyed coming to Milwaukee because of the many brewery-related social events and institutions, including the Whitefish Bay Pabst Resort. Against the wishes of Milwaukee…

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October 1, 2014

West Bend / Industry / Food & Cooking / Object Histories / Wisconsin Made / Everyday Life / Washington County / Manufacturing & Trade / 1945-1965 / Region 8 - South East / Penguin Server

OBJECT HISTORY: Penguin Server

A penguin-themed serving bowl dishes out stories about the aluminum industry, postwar consumer culture, and home entertainment in mid-twentieth century Wisconsin.

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August 10, 2014