At the house in Edison, New Jersey where I grew up there used to be a small milk box at the side door which led to the garage. I don't remember what was in it, but I don't recall it ever had milk in it. I'm pretty sure that it had pictures of milk and a company name, but maybe the milkman came when I was very, very young?
The first milk deliveries began in 1785 in Vermont. It used to be delivered in barrels until the late 1800's when milk was delivered in glass bottles. Refrigeration and supermarkets appeared in the 1920's and 1930's reducing the need for home delivery. In the 1960's 30% of houses were getting milk delivered to them, but by 1975 only 7% of houses received delivery. In the 1990's less than 1% of houses had milk delivered although when the pandemic hit more people started using direct delivery from a farm.
Now in 2026, we are getting milk and iced coffee delivered by a local farm. It's a couple less things to buy and carry from the supermarket and it's reasonably priced and arrives every Friday morning. They put it in this container which looks a little nicer than the old metal can and they put some ice in it to keep everything cold.
This is a pretty nice brochure that you get when your service begins explaining the whole process of their operation. You can order different things online of course and payment is taken care of that way too. It's a lot different than the 1800's and we've been happy with the service.
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