Vintage old Glass Milk Bottles

Sold for A$36

Melbourne milk bottles: 1. Bacchus Marsh / Dairymen's Co-op. Ass. Ltd / "Meadow's" Dairy / Reg. Trade Mark / Full Cream / Milk / 46 Brighton St. Newmarket // This bottle contains milk / bottled for sale by / Bacchus Marsh Dairymen's Co-op. Ass. Ltd / & always remains their property / it is loaned / & cannot be legally used by others / One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 25. 2. Rowdon's / Farm / Altona / Dairy / 51 Verdon St. / Tel. / Wmstn. 260 // Special pure milk from our / tuberculin tested cows / this bottle contains milk / bottled for sale by / H. Rowdon & Sons / and always remains their property / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others / One Imperial Pint. Base mark: 51. 3. This bottle contains / MILK / Bottle for sale by / F. J. Vincent / & Sons / Collingwood / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 23. 4. Milk / the property of / Griffiths Bros. / Wyndham Dairy / 102 Douglas Parade / Williamstown // Contents / 10 ozs / Please wash & return daily. Base Mark: 510. 5. This bottle contains / MILK / Bottle for sale by / Dunstan's Dairy / 28 / Station / Road / Phone / 124 / Nth WmsTown / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 11. (Victoria) Household Dairy 1. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 2. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 3. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 4. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1/2 Pint. 5. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 1. 205 mm. 2. 205 mm. 3. 205 mm. 4. 147 mm. 5. 204 mm.. 1930s-1940s

1. Good. Plenty of dust and grime. Impact flake to rear upper lip, some other impacts around the lip as well. Impact nibbled flake to left base heel. Crate wear with scuffs and scratches throughout. Some fisheyes and impact marks. 2. Fair. Two angled cracks to upper right body above the N of Rowdon's. Small fracture to rear upper neck. Bruise to right body. Crack to base edge. A few bruises to lower body and base region. Some scuffs and scratches. Grimy inner base. Lightly dull. 3. Very Good. Grimy throughout. Tiny flake to inner lip. Light haze throughout. Scratches and the odd scuff mark. A few spots of wear to some of the embossing. A few tiny impact marks. 4. Good. Stained throughout. Some impact flakes. Crate wear with scuffs and scratches scattered around. Flake to G of Griffiths. 5. Good. Has a McGuiness, East Geelong wad in place. Plenty of grime. Stained throughout with some etching. Crate wear with scratches and scuffs throughout. Flake under base. Plenty of impacts and fisheyes. We have not sold one of these before. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75

Lot 611: Vintage old Glass Milk Bottles

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