Collection Vintage Milk Cream Bottles

Sold for A$95

Six Milks: 1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / J. W. 2625 / All Nations / Dairy / 40 Scotchmer St. / Nth. Fitzroy / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 256. 2. This bottle contains / Milk / bottled for sale by / G. A. Cutts Pty. Ltd. / Phone J. W. 2895 / Fairfield / Northcote N16 / One Imperial Pint. // For Health / Cutts / Milk / Pure Rich Safe / This bottle remains the property of / G. A. Cutts Pty. Ltd. / it is loaned / and cannot be legally used by others. Base Mark: 143. 3. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / C. Coughlin & Son / Gladys' / Park / Dairy / Malvern / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 178. 4. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Birds Dairy & Farm / Belmore Rd. / Balwyn / Phone W4132 / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 352. 5. This bottle contains / MILK / bottle for sale by / A. E. Stuchberry & Son / Rosebank / Dairy / 2 Brooks Crescent / Phone J. W. 4369 / Nth Fitzroy / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 149. 6. The Property / of / H. Thompson / Pty Ltd / Hyde Park / Dairy / Glenferrie // Please / Wash & Return / Empty Bottle. Base: M336 / AGM / I. (Victoria) Household Dairy Wide mouth or wad top Milk. Seam through lip. Clear. One Pint. 205 mm. 1930s+

1. Poor. 70 x 20 mm angled bruise through front lip. Yes - 70 mm! 12 x 6 mm bruise near front base edge. Small nibbled flake to rear base edge. Fisheyes, impacts, scuffs and scratches scattered around. Crate wear. Some pitted scratches. 2. Good. Small flake to inner wad seat on the right. Stained internally. A few little flakes and impacts around the lip. Deep scuffed short scratch to upper neck at the front. Spot of wear or two. Bruise to base edge is not large. Some little impacts and fisheyes. Little flake and some impacts to base edge. Scuffs and scratches scattered around and a bit of crate wear to the embossing. 3. Very Good. Scuffed mark to LK of Milk and right of this at the front right upper body. Scratch under base. A few fisheyes and little impact marks. Some fine scuffs and scratches. 4. Very Good. 4 x 3 mm flake to left rear base edge. A few nicks to base edge. A few tiny surface nicks. Some light scratches and minor marks. Nice enough example. 5. Near Mint. A few scratches. One or two tiny impacts. A great, shiny example. This is the first time we have sold one of these. 6. Fair. 14 x 9 mm chip to right lip, 30 mm angled crack down from this. 9 x 7 mm milky bruise to lower right shoulder. Stained with scuffs, scratches, some fisheyes and impact marks scattered around. Some crate wear. This is the first early variety we have sold, predating the dairy numbers under the base. Grade: N/A Estimate: $60 - 80

Lot 641: Collection Vintage Milk Cream Bottles

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