Sold for A$25
1. Melbourne Centenary Souvenir Birthday Cake Tin, 1834-1934. (Victoria) 2. Cameron's Havelock Mixture, Melbourne, 4 oz. (Victoria) 3. Laxette Manufacturing Coy. Melb., Laxettes. 4. Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules, The Sheldon Drug Co. Ltd., Sydney. (Victoria, New South Wales). Tins. Various. 1. Multi-coloured tin with separate lid. 2. Yellow and black tin with a hinged lid. 3 & 4. Both are small tins with separate lids. 1. 74 mm across 2. 83 mm across 3. 80 mm wide. 4. 67 mm wide.. 1930s - 1940s
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Lid comes off to reveal all four corners are not joined, but this is the way it was made so the sides could be folded down allowing access to the cake that was inside. A few scratches and little spots of wear through the paint, flake near the 18 of 1834. Some spotty rust in places. Some inner base rust. Details on the bottom show that George Rath made the Melbourne Centenary cake weighing 10 tons, the largest cake ever made! Unusual tin. 2. Good. Spotty wear and discolouration. Some fading, yet everything remains fully legible. Some little dints. Some scratches. 3. Very Good. Face is great. Some discolouration to the edges and a bit underneath as well. Some wear to the edges. Some scratches and minor marks. 4. Good. Quite discoloured with a fair bit of wear as well. Some rust. Scratches and so forth. Estimate: $50-100
