Lot 786: Five Pint Milks: Golden Star Dairy, Brunswick; Carter's, Moreland; Saunders, Preston; Brown, Northcote & Birds, Balwyn. (Victoria)

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Sold for A$55

1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Golden Star / Dairy / Phone / Bwk133 / 234 Victoria St W.Brunswick / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 73. 2. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / G. Carter's / Glenfall / Dairy / Moreland / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 77. 3. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / F. A. Saunders / Avondale / Dairy / Phone JW2407 / 15 West St Preston / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 43. 4. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / E. Brown / Milk / Croft Bank Farm / and Dairy / Northcote / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 119. 5. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Birds Dairy & Farm / Belmore Rd. / Balwyn / Phone W4132 / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 352. (Victoria). Household. Dairy. Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. Pint. 204 mm. 1940s

N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Has been coated in something. Right rear lip has a nibbled surface flake. A few other little flakes and nicks around the lip, and some nibbled wear to the seam around the outer lip. Some fine inner dirt should soak out. Little impact flake to front right base edge. A few little fisheyes. Some scratches. Embossing has some little nicks and wear, but is mostly pretty good. 2. Good. Little shallow flake to upper rear lip. Couple of nibbled marks to outer lip. Tiny nick to inner lip. Little surface flake to front upper right. Another small flake to lower front right. Little chip to rear heel. Tiny nick to upper rear. 15 mm fracture to rear base edge. A bit of crate wear to the lower embossing. Some fine scratches. 3. VG. Has been coated in something. Little nibbled surface flake to lower left rear lip. Tiny nick to upper front right lip. Some dirt and grime, looks like most of this should soak out. A few tiny fisheyes. Some fine scratches and minor marks. Just a few small spots of wear to the embossing which is mostly great. The badge really does look like a slug plate on this with it being raised from the bottle. 4. VG. Looks to have been coated in something. Little nibbled flake to outer right seam on lip. Some inner stain. A bit of grime as well which should soak out. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Some scuffs and scratches scattered around. A few little spots of wear to the embossing in places and minor nicks. 5. VG. Some light grime, this should clean off. Little impact nick to front upper lip. Some crate wear to the lower embossing, the main embossing only has a few small nicks. Some scratches, a couple of longer ones to the rear. A few little fisheyes and impact marks.. Estimate: $50-75
Five Pint Milks: Golden Star Dairy, Brunswick; Carter's, Moreland; Saunders, Preston; Brown, Northcote & Birds, Balwyn. (Victoria)
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