io6 



DAIRY TECHNOLOGY 



when a prcat numlier of bottles must l)e washed and ster- 

 ilized eaeh day. The modern bottle-washer handles the 

 glassware in cases, taking them in at one end, just as they 

 come from the wagons, and tlelivering them al the other 

 end perfectly clean and sterilized. 



In general there are two kinds of bottle washers: that 

 in which brushes are used, and that in which jets of water 

 are relied upon to do all the cleaning. 



"«<». 



i 



S***SE,_ 



T 



'^- '"^ t\^^ 





^iis^ 



<■ ,t i>* 



FlO. 20. — A-1'' L,T;i\'ih' r()n\'r\'crs in (in'dlfv l>;iir\' ("■ 

 taiTN-inK Imltlcs I'rcim waL'oiis lo Ijascnicnl. 



|ilant. 



The automatic brush bottle washer soaks, washes with 

 water under pressure and with l)rushes, and rinses and 

 sterilizes the bottles. Sanitary cases may be used anti the 

 bottles kt'pt ill these cases during washing, filling, capping, 

 and even on the wagon, so that st'parale handling of bottles 

 is unnecessary. This not oub' s;i\es a great deal of time, 

 but also reduces the brt'akage to a niininium. In the 

 opcratioir of the machine, the cases of bottles are passed 

 through the washer by means of a carrier, which operates 

 automatically, stopping a sullicient length of time for 



