Sold for A$36
Six Salad OIls: 1. Longmore's / Salad Oil. Very faint M to base. (Victoria) 2. Nectar Virgin Oil / John Connell & Co. Base: Cross or Sword. (New South Wales & Victoria) 3. Half Whirley salad oil with embossed dots in a raised panel around the mid neck. Smooth base. 4. Half Whirley salad oil with Herringbone pattern to lower section. Smooth base. 5. Half Whirley salad oil with Herringbone pattern to lower section. Smooth base. 6. Pure Foods / From the House / of Tillock. Smooth base. (New South Wales) Household Salad Oil Various 244, 214, 238, 249, 294 & 230 mm. 1900s-1920s
1. Good. Dull and stained. Bruise and fracture at the front right base edge that covers about 15 x 10 mm. Embossing is weak. But an unusual one in this colour. 2. Very Good. Hazy stain inside. A couple of small surface marks. A few scratches. Very light bottle. Great colour. 3. Excellent. A few spots of haze. Some pinprick marks to the lip. Tiny 1-2 mm fracture around an inclusion to the upper body. Some light scuffs and wear. A bit unusual with the row of dots in the middle of the normal pattern. 4. Excellent. A bit dirty and grimy. Just some light marks around. Great looking bottle and an unusual pattern. 5. Very Good. A bit dull. Large version of this unusual style. Light scuffs and marks. Will clean beautifully but a nice bottle as it is. 6. Excellent. Does have a 4 mm flash fracture in the lower mid back and a 2 mm impact mark to the lip. Dust and haze and only light marks otherwise. A nice embossed whirley. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75
