Saturday, January 23, 2021

Horse drawn milk wagon, Toronto, 1930s (?) or 1940s (?)

No streetcars or hints of streetcars in this photo, although I was rather surprised by it. It's a Silverwood's horse drawn milk wagon and milkman making their rounds somewhere in 1930s or 1940s Toronto. I speculate the photo was shot by my uncle, near the family home on Leroy Ave., probably in the early 1940s or late 1930s. The milkman appears to be caught mid-stride. The horse looks a bit dejected, or maybe is just resigned to its job. Toronto is looking rather bucolic in this picture.

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  1. Growing up in Hillsboro, IL in the later 1940's we had our milk, butter and eggs delivered by a horse drawn wagon. I could hear him coming down the brick street almost a block away. The horse knew the route and would go a few houses down the street after the milkman would exchange the empties for full bottles. A real treat for an 7 year old in a small town.

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    1. I think Toronto also still had horse drawn milk delivery in a few places after WWII.

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