Hans and John Eriksen were bom in Denmark and came to America in the late 1800’s. Hans was the oldest, bom in 1871 and died in 1948. John was bom in 1875 and died in 1941. There was also another brother who settled in the state of Florida.
The original dairy was started by Hans Eriksen around 1909 later sold to Hans H. A. Erikson. At some point the last name was spelled with an o rather than an e.
The three bottles shown has the original spelling.
A collection of receipts from the 1910's and 20's retained at the dairy farm owned by the Paakki-Sippo family of Stow. The farm was taken by the Army during WWII as an ammunition depot and is currently part of the Assabet River National Wildlife…