MILK AND CREAM CANS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 714, 13 July 1929, Page 5

MILK AND CREAM CANS

DAIRY UTENSILS MADE IN N.Z. In those days dairy appliances and milk and cream cans were a crude product, and were manufactured in a very small way in ill-equipped shops: In 1888 the late Alexander Harvey realised the possibilities of the dairy industry and the necessity for better dairy utensils and the fir mof Alex. Harvey and Sons was established. At a later stage the firm imported the latest machinery and were the pioneers of seamless milk and cream cans in Australasia, producing a can which has no superior in the world. The •Ideal” and “R.V.” milk and cream cans aro absolutely seamless, leaving no crevices for dirt or bacteria to accumulate. Heavy guage material of the finest British manufacture is used. Great care is taken in the tinning of these cans, which is an important point, and an invention of the firm is used to give an extra heavy coating of tin. The reputation of these cans has extended the sales to such an extent that they are found in every factory in New Zealand. These cans are produced on the mass production principle with tho most modern machinery possible. The firm today employs a large amount of New Zealand labour, about 250 employees being engaged in Auckland. A wide range of dairy apparatus is manufactured in addition to the “Ideal” and “R.V.’* seamless milk and cream cans, such as milk, cream and cheese vats and presses, water, brine and ammonia, milk and cream coolers, expansion vats, cheese hoops, etc. The firm is gratified to know' that their motto “Quality First,” combined with their earnest desire to give complete satisfaction, has been appreciated.