Milford Historical Society Displaying Coke Bottles

The Milford Historical Society has a small display of commemorative Coca-Cola bottles and drinking glasses at the Bryan-Downs House today and every Sunday until Aug. 30 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at MHS headquarters, located at 34 High St.

All the bottles on display are limited editions and many feature sports themes: the Carolina Panthers, Buccaneers, UConn, Giants and, of course, Yankees and Red Sox. One bottle was made for one of the Final Four tournaments and another for a golf event.

The MHS said it is grateful to Winthrop Smith, Sr. for donating his large collection of Coke memorabilia. There are plans to have a much larger Coke display in the future.

Also on Sundays there will be outdoor talks on the stories of the MHS seventeenth and eighteenth century houses and how two were moved to High Street. There will be limited indoor tours of the houses if requested.

All visitors must wear masks and gloves: MHS will have gloves available. Social distancing will be expected. Temperatures will be taken with a non-contact forehead thermometer, and there will be a hand-sanitizing station. Groups will be limited to five people; tours will take about half an hour and start every half hour. Reservations are not required but are recommended.

For more information, visit milfordhistoricalsociety.org or call 203-874-2264.

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