Vintage Old Milk Bottles

Sold for A$35

Four Milk Bottles: 1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Ballarat Star Dairies / (Star) / Phone / 488 / Brine Cooled Milk / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 555. 2. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / E. Maidment / 193 / Balaclava Road / Caulfield / One Imperial Pint // This bottle always remains / the property of E. Maidment / it is loaned / and cannot be legally used by others / Please wash & Return. Base: 19. 3. This Bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Grimes Pty Ltd / Purveyors / of / Pure Milk & Cream / 44 / Union St / Malvern / Bottle is the property of the above / it is Loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base 109. 4. This bottle contains / Milk / bottled for sale by / Larcher's / Pty. Ltd. / Malvern / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // Trafalgar / Pasteurised / Milk / One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 8. (Victoria) Household Dairy Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. Pint. 205 mm. 1930s+

1. Excellent. Nice example. It does have a bit of crate rub all around. A flake on the lip. Some haze in spots. Lovely embossing. Great looking milk bottle. 2. Very Good. Some light surface haze in places, although most of the bottle is shiny. Tiny nick to front upper lip. Couple of impact flakes to rear base edge which are small. A bit of crate wear, mainly to the lower embossing. Some scratches and minor scuffs. 3. Good. Couple of small flakes around the lip and wad seat. Nibbled impact near rear base edge has an associated fine bruise from it over about 18 x 5 mm. Some impacts and fisheyes. A bit scuffed and scratched. We have not sold this version before. 4. Excellent. A little surface haze in places which is very light. Just a few minor light scratches. We have not sold one of these variations before. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75

Lot 597: Vintage Old Milk Bottles

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