Vintage Old Milk Bottles

Sold for A$45

Four Milk Bottles: 1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Metropolitan Dairy Farmers Ltd. / Melbourne / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // (printed) PURA / Dairy / Box Hill / (embossed) One Imperial Pint. Base: 120. 2. This Bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Metropolitan Dairy Farmers Ltd. / Melbourne / Bottle is the property of the above / it is Loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base 120. (Red ceramic label to back: Pura / Milk / Preston. 3. Willsmere / Certified Milk / Co Propty Ltd / Melbourne / Contents Not / Under 17 ozs. Base: Owens machine ejection ring. 4. Woodmason's / Melrose Dairy / Pty Ltd / Malvern // This bottle contains milk / bottled for sale by / Woodmason's / Melrose Dairy Pty Ltd Malvern / & always remains their property / It is loaned / & cannot be legally used by others / One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 17. (Victoria) Household Dairy Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. Pint. 205 & No.3 is 209 mm. 1920s+

1. Very Good. Scuffs and a bit of pitting. Has seen a bit of use. Large parts of the ceramic label print have faded or lost colour completely, but all the letters are in place and readable. Decent bottle. 2. Excellent. Some scuffs and scratches to be found. The print is quite worn. Interestingly, we sold another a while back with remains of print, but it was Pura from Carnegie, not Preston. 3. Excellent. Some haze inside. A few scratches and scuffs around. Some crude manufacturing marks. Nice later Willsmere pint milk. 4. Very Good. Couple of small nicks to lip. A little light haze in places. A few tiny impact marks. Some scuffs and scratches. This is the first time we have sold this version with all the writing to the rear. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75

Lot 598: Vintage Old Milk Bottles

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