Sold for A$45
4 sizes of Ballarat milk bottle, all variations of: Modern Dairy / Ballarat / Please wash & return / empty bottle // MILK / This bottle is the property / of The Modern Dairy Ballarat / and cannot be legally / used by others / (Sizes listed variously in different places to rear). Base Mark: 295. (Victoria) Household Dairy All machine made with wad style thick lips. Clear. 1 Pint, 10 oz., 8 oz., and 4 oz. 1. 206 mm. 2. 148 mm. 3. 134 mm. 4. 97 mm.. 1940s
1. Excellent. Some grime which will clean off. Couple of tiny upper lip flakes. Some fine scuffs and the odd scratch or two. 2. Excellent. Some inner dirt and grime that should wash out. Tiny heel nick. Some fine scratches and the odd little fisheye or two. 3. Excellent. Some grime and dirt which should soak out. Just a few fine scratches. Will likely clean to Near Mint or better. 4. Very Good. Tiny sliver to outer right lip. A few shallow flakes and slivers to the base edge. Some fine dullness and grime in places. Nick or two to the embossing. Some scuffs and scratches. We have sold plenty of pints, one or two half pints, but never any of the two smaller sizes! To get this range of four sizes is therefore presumably not an easy task! Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 50
