Lot 599: Vintage Old Milk Bottles

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Sold for A$17

Four Milk Bottles: 1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / White's Crown / Dairy / N. White Prop. / Phone W4680 / Wills St. Deepdene / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 76. 2. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / F. A. Saunders / Avondale / Dairy / Phone JW2407 / 15 West St Preston / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 43. 3. AMSCOL / Milk / His bottle belongs to AMSCOL & // One Pint / 3 / Its use by others is prohibited. Base mark: 1958. 4. Milk / Bottled for sale by / White's Dairy / (Star) / Telephone Haw. / 2154 / North Kew / This bottle always remains the / property of the above & cannot / be legally used or sold by others // Contents / 10 ozs. Base: 315. (Victoria & South Australia) Household Dairy Wide mouth or wad top & foil top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 & 0.5 Pint. 205, 204, 202 & 147 mm. 1930s+

1. Good. Stained throughout. Deep impact nibbled flake to front right base edge over about 8 x 6 mm. Scuffed scratches down the right. Plenty of fisheyes and impact marks. Scratches and scuffs scattered throughout. Deep scratch to lower front. We have not sold one of these before. 2. Good. 8 x 8 mm chip to left upper lip edge. Two other smaller flakes around the upper lip. Some wear and other nicks and impacts also around the lip. A few small slivers and flakes around the base edge as well. Some fine inner dirt looks like it will wash out. Right rear base edge has a 15 mm line that at first looked like a scratch, but it is actually a fine fracture which is very difficult to see. A few impacts and fisheyes. Some scratches and scuff marks. Some crate wear to the embossing. We have not sold one of these before. 3. Very Good. Inner haze throughout. Some wear and nibbles around the seam that goes around the base edge. A flake or two here as well. Tiny flake to lower front lip. A bit of crate wear to the embossing. Some scratches and little scuff marks. 4. Good. Right rear lip has a 12 x 7 mm chip, the inner lip at this same location has a nibbled 12 x 4 mm flake. Small nibbled flake to outer right lip. Some inner dirty stain should clean mostly out. A bit of grime. Some dull patches. Scuffs and scratches. A bit of fine wear in places. Grade: 6.3 Estimate: $40 - 60
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