Vintage Milk Bottle Crate

This old crate sits on my porch.

It's a heavy old milk bottle crate, made of oak and lined with aluminum.

I can just see the delivery man climbing out of his cute little milk truck, going to the front stoop, lifting the lid and putting four frosty cold bottles of milk inside of this crate early in the morning.

I can imagine that the crate was so heavy that it was perfect to keep the milk cold until someone was able to take care of it and bring it inside.

I found it late on a late Saturday afternoon at a subdivision sale last year.
The lady of the house was tired of the stuff and told me everything was half off.
I nabbed this for $2.50 and couldn't believe that it had stayed there even for the sum of $5.

I'm pretty happy with the way the aluminum sets off those red geraniums.

There is no end to the fun things you can use from the old vintage household items to decorate around your house; both inside and out.

The best part?
Made in the USA!