Sold for A$460
Certified / Trade (Shield with CM in a Circle Within a Cross) Mark / Milk Company / Melbourne. Base Mark: M. (Victoria). Household. Dairy. Applied top. Aqua. 1 Quart. 301 mm. 1900s
Very Good. (7.3). Stained throughout. Oiled internally, has some associated grime. Tiny nick to upper lip. Rust around lower lip where the original wire would have been but has long since gone. Some little spots of pitted wear and some pitted scratches. Little fisheyes and impact marks. Some other scratches and little scuff marks. Strong embossing has some relatively minor marks. This comes with the original stopper which is rusty with a little flake or two and some remains of the wire sticking out. Solid example of a rare and early Melbourne milk bottle.. Estimate: $400-500
