Salad Oil Castor Antique Bottles

Sold for A$25

1. No embossing. 16 fluted concave sides. Smooth base. 2. No embossing, half whirly salad oil. Trident type shape to base. 3. No embossing, half whirly salad oil. Base: T / 5. 4. No embossing. Herringbone pattern salad oil. Base: Dot / 468. 5. Burnet's / Jelly Crystals / Always set with / crystal / clearness // This bottle is the / property of / A.H.Burnet & Co Ltd. Base: R B / 111. 6. No embossing. Goldfields salad oil known as Coward's Salad Oil. Smooth base. Household Salad Oil 1. Round section with 16 fluted concave sides. Long straight neck. Tool finished top. Aqua. 5 oz. 2. Double ring around base, label panel to one side, four thin panels to front. Diamond pattern to shoulder and swirled pattern above this. Double ring to neck. Double collar burst or shear lip. Aqua. 5 oz. 3. Double ring around half of base, label panel to one side, two thin panels to front. Diamond pattern to shoulder and swirled pattern above this. Double ring to neck. Double collar burst or shear lip. Aqua. 5 oz. 4. Six panels with short diagonal slashes and six slightly concave panels alternating between them. Round label space to one side. Applied double collar top. Aqua. 5 oz. 5. Tall shouldered cylinder. Dark aqua. Spun on double collar top. 5 oz. 6. Cylinder with 8 petals around the shoulder. Double ring at base of neck. 8 panels on neck. Applied crude double collar top. Aqua. 5 oz. N/A. 1860s-1900s

1. Near Mint. Lovely looking little salad oil. has a couple of fleabite type marks on the ribs near the base. Swirl of green glass in the top and neck. Some minor scuffs and scratches to the surface. 2. Very Good. Nice bubbly one with loads of imperfections. Fracture to the side over a 16 x 6 mm area. Long 13 x 5 mm sliver from the lip - typical for a shear lip. Bit of rust stain, generally nice looking example. 3. Near Mint. Some wispy dirt internally. Some fine flakes to the lip as is typical of these. A few minor marks on the body. 4. Very Good. 8 x 2 mm shallow flake to top of lip. Inside is dull and stained. Little discoloured open bubble on the shoulder. Some scuffs and scratches around the body. 5. Good. Large chip under front base and creeping up front (12 x 8 x 3 mm), another small chip under left base. Dirt on the inner shoulder. Some dirt and remains of the capsule around the top. Some light scratches and marks to the surface. If not for the chip at the front base this would be a beauty. 6. Good. Consistent heavy wear over the whole surface. Some scratches and scuffs over the surface. Nice looking old bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $15 - 25

Lot 245: Salad Oil Castor Antique Bottles

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