Lot 558: Antique Goldfields Era Salad Oil Bottles

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Sold for A$40

Four salad oils: 1. Whybrow. 2. Like a Whybrow, but no neck pattern. 3 & 4, Two more sizes of Whybrow salad oil. Goldfields Salad Oil 1. Applied top, neck ring over 8 protruding neck scallops. Smooth cylindrical body. 13 oz. 2. 1. Applied top, neck ring. Smooth cylindrical shoulder and body. 13 oz. 3 & 4. Both applied top, neck ring over 8 protruding neck scallops. Smooth cylindrical body. About 7 oz and 5 oz. 1. 263 mm. 2. 263 mm. 3. 228 mm. 4. 201 mm.. 1850s-1860s

1. Good. Stained throughout. Oiled internally. 10 x 11 mm burst bubble to base edge. Shallow dirty thin surface bubble to neck. Scuffs and scratches. Nice in this larger size. 2. Very Good. Partly shiny. But, a fair bit of wear and dull patches as well. You can see where a lump of rust has been stuck to the surface at the shoulder, this has been removed which has also taken pieces of glass with it, so this areas now has surface flakes. Some inner dirt should partly wash out at least. Some outer grime will wash off. Odd bottle, hard to get in this larger size. 3. Good. Heavily stained and opalescent in places. Impact to lip edge. Long thin open dirty bubble to inner neck. Little spot of deep wear near base edge. Scuffs and scratches. 4. Good. Heavily stained. Some scratches throughout including a few that are deep. Impact to mid body. Interesting smaller size. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75
Antique Goldfields Era Salad Oil Bottles
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