Sold for A$10
Pair of milk bottles: 1. Milk / The Property / Of / Grimes Pty Ltd / Purveyors / of / Pure Milk & Cream / 44 / Union St / Malvern / Contents Not Less Than One Pint / 8 // This bottle cannot be legally / used or sold by others / Please / Wash & Return / Empty Bottle. Base Mark: 109. 2. Willsmere / Certified Milk / Co Propty Ltd / Melbourne / Contents not / Under 17 ozs. Base Mark: M. Household Dairy 1. Wad lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 2. Wad lip. Light Amethyst. 1 Pint. 1. 205 mm. 2. 209 mm.. 1920s-1940s
1. Fair. Large crack curves across the front from under the lip over 65 mm to the left seam. Through the lip this same crack covers about 30 x 15 mm, there is a little roughness at the upper lip where this runs through. A little bit of crate wear, some scratches. Generally shiny. 2. Fair. Little flake to outer left lip. 25 x 20 mm horseshoe crack to rear shoulder. Mid rear body has two 20 mm long fractures right alongside each other next to a small ding. 40-50 mm long crack to rear down to base, this is hard to see, but is there. A bit hazy, appears to have been oiled internally. Some outer dirt. The front looks good on this early milk bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $10 - 20
