Old Vintage Milk Bottles

Sold for A$30

Three Milks: 1. Lady Talbot Milk Institute / (Iron Cross) / Specially Supervised / Nursery Milk // Milk / Contents / Not Less Than / One Pint / This bottle cannot be legally / used or sold by others / This bottle is the property / of the Caulfield Model Farm / To be washed & Returned / 1. Base Mark: 62. 2. Rigby's / (Cow) / Pure Jersey Milk // Milk / Contents / Not less than / One Pint / This bottle cannot / be legally used / or sold by others. Base: 50. (Auburn, Victoria) 3. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Dixon Bros / Mernda Dairy / Phone U2130 / East Malvern / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 377. (Victoria) Household Dairy Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. Pint. 205 mm. 1930s-1940s

1. Good. Small flake chip to upper right lip. Sliver flake to embossed line around embossing at front on the lower side. 10 x 5 mm bruise to front at base edge next to a small impact. Couple of little impacts and fisheyes to be found. Some scuffs and scratches. A little crate wear to the embossing. There are many varieties, this appears to be yet another one that we have not sold before. 2. Poor. A lot of fractures and bruises throughout. Little lip flakes. Scuffs and scratches scattered around. Purely a shelf example. 3. Very Good. Some inner dirt that should wash out, possibly a little light haze. Some scuffs and scratches, a few scratches are discoloured but thin. Some fisheyes and little impact marks. A decent example which is quite shiny in general. Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 50

Lot 645: Old Vintage Milk Bottles

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