Lot 592: Ceramic Label Advertising Milk. White's Shoe Stores, The Family Footwear. Milk Bottles Recovery. Red Print. (Victoria)

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Sold for A$300

5 / 23 / Milk 5 / Milk Bottle Recovery Ltd / out written permission // One Pint / This bottle belongs to / and cannot be used with. Base Mark: M / 5. Ceramic label: For Family Footwear / White's / Shoe Stores / You'll buy right at White's! (Victoria). Household. Dairy. Machine made. Foil top. Clear. Red print. 1 Pint. 204 mm. 1960s - 1970s

Very Good. (7.5). Three or four small flakes to front lip, flake to rear lip as well. Some scuffs around the shoulder and a few scratches to be found. A few tiny impact marks. Nibble flake to rear base edge, another nibbled mark to base edge. Seemingly White's started business in the early 1900s in Kalgoorlie, by the 1950s White's Shoe Stores were operating out of 55 premises across Australia. (The exact same example as sold in Auction 22, Lot 609 and so still the only one we have sold). Void filler packing peanuts inside for display. Estimate: $250-500
Ceramic Label Advertising Milk. White's Shoe Stores, The Family Footwear. Milk Bottles Recovery. Red Print. (Victoria)
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