Hazel's Dairy
Company Names, addresses, dates:
Hazel's Dairy, Sleepy Hollow road, Falls Church, VA (1931-1936) 1
Hazel's Dairy, Westmorland St near 19th Rd, Falls Church, VA (1936-1941) 1,2
Notes:
William Andrew Hazel (1879-1950)3 started the Hazel
Dairy in July 1931, with his 2 brothers,
Thomas Lloyd Hazel (1907-1977)4
and
Richard Edward Hazel (1914-2002)5.
They sold only 13 quarts of milk during their first day of business, and grew
from there.1
Effective October 1st, 1935, the Hazel Dairy took over business of the
Wild Wood Farms Dairy
in Herndon.6
In May of 1936, Hazel's dairy had been selling milk for 11 cents a quart, but was
forced to increase their price to 13 cents in Arlington & Fairfax counties by a
court ruling that said the State Milk commission could enforce price setting for
milk7.
In October of 1936, the Hazel Dairy took over the business
of the
Falls Church Dairy,
their competitor in Falls Church that was run by M.S. Good.
They moved their operation from Sleepy Hollow Road to the location formerly
occupied by the Falls Church Dairy on Westmorland Street, 1 block south of
route 29 near 19th Road. They retained the employees of the Falls Church
Dairy.1
The Hazel Dairy was sold to the Alexandria Dairy Products Co in 1941.8
This snippet from a 1943 Franklin Survey Company map shows the location of
the dairy, after it had been sold to the Alexandria Dairy Company:
The map came from
this web site
Bottles
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This is a 4.5" (1/4 pint) clear bottle embossed:
above slug plate: 1/4 PINT
round slug plate: HAZEL'S DAIRY / GRADE / A / MILK / FALLS CHURCH, VA.
rear: SEALED / B1
rear heel: REGISTERED / 15 B 33
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This is a 5.5" (1/2 pint) clear bottle embossed:
above slug plate: ('H' in a circle) / HALF PINT / LIQUID
round slug plate: HAZEL'S DAIRY / GRADE / A / MILK / FALLS CHURCH, VA.
front heel: REGISTERED
rear shoulder: SEALED / B1
rear heel: 38 B 36
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This is a 7.25" (1 pint) clear bottle embossed:
front shoulder: H (in a cirlce)
above slug plate: ONE PINT / LIQUID
round slug plate: HAZEL'S DAIRY / GRADE / A / MILK / FALLS CHURCH, VA.
below slug plate: REGISTERED
rear shoulder: SEALED / B1
rear heel: 41 B 37
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This is a 9.5" (1 quart) clear bottle embossed:
front shoulder (slanted): HAZEL'S DAIRY / FALLS CHRUCH, VA.
rear shoulder: SEALED / B1
front heel: REGISTERED
rear heel: ONE QUART LIQUID
base: 347 B 8
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This is a 9.5" (1 quart) bottle embossed similar to the one above, except it has a red Applied Color Label.
It is marked:
embossed on front shoulder (slanted): HAZEL'S DAIRY / FALLS CHRUCH, VA.
embossed on rear shoulder: SEALED / B1
embossed on front heel: REGISTERED
embossed on rear heel: ONE QUART LIQUID
embossed on base: 27 B48
Red ACL on front: HAZELS DAIRY / FALLS CHURCH, VA.
Red ACL on rear: STORE / 3¢ / BOTTLE
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This is the same bottle as the row above, but with styrofoam inside to show off the ACL label (front
and back sides shown).
Red ACL on front: HAZELS DAIRY / FALLS CHURCH, VA.
Red ACL on rear: STORE / 3¢ / BOTTLE
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Other Items
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This is a 1-and-5/8 inch diameter cardboard bottle lid, with orange and black markings that say:
lid: FALLS CHURCH, VA. / Hazel's / DAIRY / WHIPPING / CREAM
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1 The Sun (East Falls Church) Newspaper, 1-Oct-1936, page 1 "Hazel's Purchases Falls Church Dairy"
2 The Sun (East Falls Church) Newspaper, 17-Sep-1943, page 1 "Amonia Blast Damages Dairy"
3 Find-a-grave entry for William Andrew Hazel
4 Find-a-grave entry for Thomas Lloyd Hazel
5 Find-a-grave entry for Richard Edward Hazel
6 Fairfax Herald Newspaper, Oct 4, 1935, pg 3 "Court Upholds Two-Cent Rise in Milk Prices Westmorland St near 19th Rd, Falls Church"
7 Washington Post Newspaper, May 21, 1936, pg 6
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