Sold for A$45
Four tins: 1. The Attar Tooth Powder, Chas Ogg & Co, 76 Collins St., Melbourne. 2 & 3. Pair of Saunders' Malt Extract Tins: 2. Manufactured by Mauri Brothers & Thomson, Trennery Crescent, Abbotsford, Melbourne. 3. Manufactured by Saunders' Malt Extract Pty. Ltd., Trennery Crescent, Abbotsford, Melbourne and at Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney. (Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales) 4. Francis' Voco Jubes tin from Henry Francis & Co, Chemists, Melbourne & Adelaide. (Victoria, South Australia) Tins Various 1. Painted tin with cap. 3 oz. 2 & 3. Both painted tins with lids. 1 lb. 4. Painted, hinged tin. 2 oz. 111 - 83 mm. 1920s - 1940s
1. Very Good. Some discolouration. A bit of surface corrosion. A few scratches and minor marks. Interesting tin from an early Melbourne chemist. 2. Very Good. Still seems to have contents. This one would be a bit later than the other one, interesting to note Mauri Brothers and Thomson from Sydney made this in Victoria! I was not aware of this link. Some scratches. A bit of corrosion to unpainted parts. 3. Very Good. A bit earlier this one. Corrosion to unpainted parts. Some scratches and scrapes to paintwork. A dint or two. Not the usual one you see. An interesting pair of tins. 4. Very Good. Some wear and corrosion in places. Some scratches. Interesting that this well known Melbourne chemist seems to have an Adelaide connection here. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
