Sold for A$35
"Elephant" / Brand / Gold Medal / Melbourne / International Exhibition / 1888-89 / Silver Medal / Melbourne / International Exhibition / 1880 / (Elephant) / Plantation / (Medals) / Coffee / and Chicory / Net - Half lb. / Containing not less than 55 parts per cent. of coffee. // Prepared by / Parsons Bros / & Company / Proprietary Limited / Melbourne, / Sydney. / Brisbane / & / Fremantle. Tin Household Actually a Cardboard container with tin lid and base. Multicoloured print to sides. Half lb. 122 mm. 1900s
Good. Is stained throughout and has some tearing and wear around the top where the lid goes on and off. Some of the original contents are still in the container (probably past their use by date!) Remarkable early item. Grade: 6.1 Estimate: $30 - 40
