If you were a collector of vintage milk bottles, then you would likely be interested in buying vintage milk crates as well. There are not a whole lot of shops, even antique shops that sell either vintage milk crates, vintage milk bottles or bottle tops.
Whether you are looking for a metal milk crate or two, or a wooden milk crate, a good place to start in your search for vintage milk crates and other related paraphernalia is eBay. You simply have to search for what particular type of vintage milk crate you are looking for and voila! There should be a few options on display to choose from, be they wooden or metal crates. It is also cheaper to buy vintage milk crates, as well as vintage milk bottles, using eBay than it is to go to a shop that sells them. Even if you do not find what you are looking for on eBay right away, you should bookmark the site and check every so often as new items do go up for sale all the time and if it is something really good it is likely to get snapped up quickly.
Another good source of information regarding vintage milk crates and vintage milk bottles is the National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors Inc. You can become a member for just $20 a year (if you live in the US - it is $22 dollars a year for those living in Canada). The National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors also puts out a monthly magazine, called the Milk Route. They also host a yearly conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where you can go to see other vintage bottles and milk crate collections on display, display your own vintage milk crate and bottle collection, buy and sell vintage milk crates and bottles, and the like.
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 VINTAGE STEPHENS BROS DAIRY CARBONDALE PA WOODEN METAL MILK CRATE BOX NO RES  US $4.99 |  Milk Crate Dairy Crate Heavy duty plastic US $5.00 |
 Vintage 1950s Era Metal Milk Crate Coleman Dairy Chattanooga TN NR US $6.50 |  Turner Dairy Plastic Milk CrateNR US $7.00 |
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However, if you are looking for a place that has a regular stock of vintage milk crates, eBay is probably the cheapest and easiest accessible source of both metal milk crates and wooden milk crates.
