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Milk Cooler Display
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John M. Schmitt (probably an International Harvester dealer), right, shows a customer a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler on display. The sign above the cooler reads: "Drink Milk for Health! Use the McCormick-Deering; The One & Only Milk Cooler with Pneumatic Water Agitation Cools Milk to 50 degrees or Below in 1 Hour; Sold by John M. Schmitt." The display may be at Mr. Schmitt's dealership, or at a fair or other local event.
November 13, 1936
International Harvester Company
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