Lot 347: 2 Items with labels: Robert Harper & Co Ltd Star Coffee and Chicory; Hollow's Pharmacy, North Fitzroy Paraffin. (Victoria)

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1. Net Weight 8 ozs / "Star" / (Star) / Coffee / and Chicory / Containing Not Less Than 60 / Parts Per Cent of Coffee. / Robert Harper and Company. Limited / (Incoporated in Victoria) / Australia // Robert Harper and Company. Limited. / (Incoporated in Victoria) / Australia / 8-ozs. Net Weight. // Coffee and Chicory / Containing Not Less Than 6 Parts / Per Cent of Coffee / Robert Harper and Company. Limited. / (Incoporated in Victoria) / Australia / 8-ozs. Net Weight. (Victoria) 2. Liquid / Paraffin / of the / Higest Purity / For Internal Use / An excellent preparation / for the relief of Chronic / Constipation. / DOSE. / From half to one / tablespoonful three / times a day, after / meals, or at bedtime / Hollow's / Pharmacy, / Cor. St. Georges Rd. / and Holden Street, / North Fitzroy. / Phone JW 2671 // Prolonged consumption of / preparations containing liquid / paraffin may result in serious / loss of food vitamins. Base Mark: 1950 / (Modern AGM Monogram) / A39. (Victoria). Miscellaneous. Label. 1. Paper labelled tin. 8 oz. 2. Machine made. Clear. 6 oz. 121 mm & 171 mm. 1930s - 1950s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Exposed tin parts have corrosion throughout. Label has stains and discolouration. It is loose at one end. Some holes towards the edges. Solid example of an early tin from this large Melbourne manufacturer. 2. NM. A bit of grime in places which will clean off. Tiny lip nick or two. All important labels are discoloured with a stain or two and a small nick or two, but are very solid and fully legible. Great item, not a pharmacy I have heard of. Estimate: $15-30
2 Items with labels: Robert Harper & Co Ltd Star Coffee and Chicory; Hollow's Pharmacy, North Fitzroy Paraffin. (Victoria)
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