Vintage White Mountain Creamery Co. Match Holder & Striker

Description

Vintage White Mountain Creamery Co. Match Holder & Striker.  Extremely old given the White Mountain Creamery Co was bought by Beatrice Foods in 1928.  Measures approximately 6 inches across by approximately 3 3/4 inches wide by approximately 6 inches tall.  See photos.
History:
White Mountain Creamery In 1882, Louis Huenke began the sale of milk and butter, laying the groundwork for a business of far reaching consequences. In 1884, he opened a creamery, the first in northwest Ohio, and named it the White Mountain Creamery Company. The White Mountain Creamery pioneered the use of the silo; one of the first silos was erected on its grounds. Huenke realized that farmers needed green feed for their cows to keep up milk production. He also knew that good farmers were leaving forty percent of the corn crop to spoil in the field because there was no way to store it. The company conducted early experiments with silos and alfalfa to store green feed for the cows. Mr. Huenke spread the news about better silage. The Creamery Patron was published in 1909 with results of the experiments at White Mountain farms and plants. White Mountain merged with Beatrice Foods in 1928 and processed butter, milk, ice cream, condensed milk, and related products. The annual sales reached ,800,000.00 by 1933. The milk for local schools was all bottled at this location. The plant closed its doors in 1990.