Lot 285: 4 Household bottles: MacRobertson's Tomato Sauce; Robt McEwin Adelaide pickle; Samuel Allen Brisbane pickle; QBC John Rosser Molendinar Honey jar.

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1. MacRobertson's / Tomato Sauce. Base Mark: M. (Victoria) 2. Robt McEwin & // Co Adelaide. No Base Mark. (South Australia) 3. 3 / of the best / Sprys Honey / Gillards Pickles / Seniors Pastes / This bottle is the property of / Samuel Allen & Sons Ltd / Brisbane. No base mark. (Queensland) 4. Q. B. C / Honey Bottle / This bottle is hthe property of / John. H. Rosser / Molendinar, S. C. Line / Queensland. No base mark. (Queensland). Household. Various. 1. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 13 oz. 2. Round. Tool finished top. Aqua. 1 Pint. 3. Machine made. Aqua. 1 Pint. 4. Machine made. Clear. 1 Pint. 1. 247 mm 2. 191 mm 3. 193 mm 4. 189 mm. 1900s - 1930s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Polished. Remains etched internally. Some pitted wear and scratches to be found. Small flake to rear base edge. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. 2. VG. Polished. Some haze to inner neck. Remains of a few scratches. Great example overall. 3. VG. Polished. Still has some inner haze with a bit of an etched appearance. One tiny flake to upper lip. Burst bubble to inside towards the lower rear, little piece of copper stuck within this. A few small scuffs and scratches. Nice embossing has just minor marks to it. A decent example. 4. Fair. A few nibbled but shallow flakes around the inner lip. 5 x 4 mm bruise to outer front left lip. Minor issue is a wide, smile shaped crack to mid front amongst the embossing over a length of about 40 mm, making this bottle look quite happy. Some fine inner dirt or light haze. Some little nibbles around the base edge. S. C. Line I believe refers to South Coast Line which was referenced in addresses in the region from the 1910s through to the 1940s, several towns such as Molendinar would often be referred to as Molendinar, S. C. Line. This is a rare bottle, first we have handled. Estimate: $50-100
4 Household bottles: MacRobertson's Tomato Sauce; Robt McEwin Adelaide pickle; Samuel Allen Brisbane pickle; QBC John Rosser Molendinar Honey jar.
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