Marcey Brothers / Arlington County Dairy
Company Names, addresses, dates
  Julius Marcey Dairy, 1240 28 St NW, Washington DC (1906-1925) 1
  Arlington County Dairy, 2701 Wilson Blvd, Clarendon VA (1925-1945) 2,3
Notes:
The Marcey Brothers were:
    Julius Marcey (1884-1956)3,4,
    Curtis Marcey (1880-1947)4,5, and
    Harvey Lee Marcey (1886-1947)4,6
Julius was the president of the company.
Their original dairy was at 1240 28th Street NW in the Georgetown section of Washington DC.
It went by the name "Cherrydale Dairy" as well as "Julius Marcey Dairy". It was located there
from about 1906 to 19251.
In 1925, a $35,000 pasteurizing and dairy plant was built in Arlington with the help of business
partner Jonathan W. Myers (c.1885-1940)7
on the corner of Wilson Blvd and Holly Street (modern day Danville Street)8,
in the Clarendon section of Arlington2.
Arlington County Dairy was at that location (aka 2701 Wilson Blvd) from 1925 until it was
sold to the Alexandria County Dairy in 19453.
One of the bottles below is embossed with "MARCEY AND MYERS", but I don't think the dairy
went by that name very long, as all the newspaper articles and advertisements I found
refer to it as "Marcey Brothers", and they make no mention of Myers. Myers shows up in
the 1940 census as still living in Arlington, but with his occupation listed as farmer.
Marcey & Myers Bottles:
Book # 25 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 7.25" tall, clear, 1-pint milk bottle embossed: front on top: / ONE PINT / LIQUID front in a round slugplate: ARLINGTON COUNTY DAIRY / MARCEY / AND / MYERS / CLARENDON, VA. below the round slugplate: '5' inside of a 'W' rear shoulder: SEALED / '5' inside of a 'W' |
Book # 22 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 7.25" tall, clear, 1-pint milk bottle embossed: front on top: ACD (in a circle) / ONE PINT / LIQUID front in a round slugplate: ARLINGTON COUNTY DAIRY / MARCEY BROS. / INC. / CLARENDON, VA. below the round slugplate: REGISTERED rear: SEALED / B1 base: ACD Variations I have (all have 'SEALED II" in the slug plate):   ONE QUART size   HALF PINT size   ONE PINT size with "M" in the circle (instead of 'ACD')   1/4 PINT size with "M" in the circle (instead of 'ACD') |
Book # 23 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 4.4" tall, clear, 1/4-pint milk bottle embossed: front on top: 1/4 PINT front in a round slugplate: ARLINGTON COUNTY / MARCEY / BROS / INC. / DAIRY rear: SEALED / BI / REGISTERED base: ACD |
Book # 24 (in the 'Milks' section) This variation doesn't say 'MARCEY BROS' on it. It's 7.25" tall, clear, and embossed: above slugplate: ONE PINT LIQUID round slugplate: ARLINGTON COUNTY DAIRY / INC. / CLARENDON, VA. on the rear heel: SEALED 48 base: ACD / 26 |
Book # 26 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 7.25" tall, clear, 1-pint milk bottle. It is embossed: front: ARLINGTON / COUNTY / DAIRY rear: ACD / Safe for Babies around the heel: ONE PINT LIQ. MARCEY BROS. INC. REGISTERED / SEALED B1 base: ACD / 4B 40 Variations I have   ONE QUART size (says "ACD / 32 8 B 8" on base)   HALF PINT size (says "SEALED II" vs "SEALED B1" on heel & says "ACD / 4 2" on base) |
Book # 27 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 7.25" tall, clear, 1-pint milk bottle - the front & rear views are shown. I'm told that the term "STORE BOTTLE" embossed on the back means that this bottle was sold in stores, as opposed to being delivered directly from the Dairy to someone's home. The "3¢" may refer to the deposit the purchaser had to pay, which they got back when they returned the empty bottle. It is embossed: front: 3¢ / ARLINGTON / COUNTY / DAIRY front heel: REGISTERED / SEALED B1 rear: 3¢ / STORE / BOTTLE rear heel: ONE PINT LIQ. MARCEY BROS. INC. base: 3¢ / 2072-1B 41 Variations I have:   ONE QUART size with '3¢ / 1070-1B 43' embossed on the base   HALF PINT size with '3¢ / 3059-1B 41' embossed on the base |
Book # 29 (in the 'Milks' section) This is a 6.8" tall, clear, 1-pint milk bottle - it's shorter but wider than the other 1-pint milks shown on this page. It is embossed: in script: Arlington Dairy / Arlington, Va. front heel: ONE PINT LIQUID rear heel: REGISTERED base: 2099-1B 41 |