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Sold for A$120
1. Milk / The Property / of / W. Bedford / Special / Milk / For Invalids / & / Infants / Prahran Dairy / Contents Not Less Than One Pint / 6 // This bottle cannot be legally / used or sold by others / Please / wash & return / empty bottle. Base Mark: 79. 2. This bottle contains / MILK / bottled for sale by / M. Dobeli / Hambleton / Dairy / Albert Park / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // (On the back is ceramic print: M. Dobeli / Albert Park / M2466) / One Imperial Pint. Base: 47. 3. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Oakleigh Dairy / Nursery Milk / Phone 425 / 53 Euston Road / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 163. 4. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Oakleigh Dairy / Nursery Milk / U. M. 1425 / 53 Euston Road / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 163. (Victoria). Household. Dairy. Wide mouth or wad top Milk. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 204 mm. 1930s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Deep 15 x 14 mm chip to outer left lip. 7 x 6 mm shallow chip to right rear lip. A few other nibbles around the lip. 25 mm streak to upper front right is a making mark. 8 mm fine fracture to rear base edge. A few impact nicks to be found around base edge and heel. A few little nicks to the body. Fine scuffs and scratches scattered around. Some fine crate wear across the embossing. An early one, we haven't sold one of these before. 2. VG. 7 x 4 mm shallow impact flake to right lower rear. Short deep scratch to right base edge. 5 x 4 mm nibbled flake to rear base edge. Little surface nick to front upper right. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Some scratches and the odd scuff mark to be found. The blue print has deteriorated, but is still clearly legible. Pretty good example. 3. Good. 10 x 5 mm bruise to inner front lip. Little impact flakes and nibbles scattered around the lip. Hazy throughout, may have been coated in something. Some nibbled impacts to base edge. Light wear throughout, scuffs an scratches. Some crate wear to the embossing. Note that this is different to the other one in this auction, this has the earlier phone number on it. 4. EXC. Some dust and grime which will clean off. A couple of fine fisheyes. One or two tiny nicks to the embossing. A few scratches and minor marks. Lovely example. . Estimate: $50-75
