Antique Milk Bottles - ABCR Auctions

Sold for A$110

Six Milk Bottles: 1. T. Hodkinson / Bendigo Dairy / 59 Commercial Road / Footscray. // This bottle contains milk bottled for sale / by T. Hodkinson. / 59 Commercial Rd Footscray / and always remains his property / it is loaned / and cannot be legally used by others / One Imperial Pint. Base: 89. (Victoria) 2. The property / of / Pauls / Ice Cream & Milk Ltd / Brisbane / & / Rockhampton // Imperial Pint / Please wash and / return empty bottle / 5. Base: QGM Monogram / B17. (Queensland) 3. This bottle always remains the property of / Camden Vale / Milk Co Ltd / Special Milk // Imperial Pint / Please wash and / return empty bottle. Base: (Modern AGM Monogram) / S491. (New South Wales) 4. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottle for sale by / F. A. Shaddock / Phone 81 / Ouyen / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 585. (Victoria) 5. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottle for sale by / Hill's Dairy / 140 / Elizabeth / Street / North Richmond / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 159. (Victoria) 6. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottle for sale by / Quilkey's / M. X. 2721 / St Kilda / West Beach Dairy / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 442. (Victoria) Household Various Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 205 mm. 1930s-1940s

1. Very Good. Stained throughout. A few little impact marks. Some fisheyes. Some scratches and scuff marks. 2. Very Good. Stained. A few fisheyes. A few nicks to base edge. Some scuffs and scratches. 3. Good. Small chip to rear base edge. Heavily worn throughout with impact flakes, fisheyes, scuffs and scratches throughout. Heaviest wear is around lip and base areas. 4. Very Good. Small impact flake to upper front lip has an associated bruise over about 10 x 5 mm. Tiny flake to front base edge. Some tiny fisheyes to be found. Some fine scuffs and scratches. Not one you see often, this is the first one we have sold. 5. Excellent. Couple of tiny spots of rust. A few tiny impacts and fisheyes. Some light scuffs and scratches. We have not sold one of these before. 6. Good. 16 x 7 mm shallow sliver flake to front base edge. Little impact flake to front right base edge. Couple of tiny bruises to rear base edge. Some little impacts and fisheyes around the lip. Fair bit of wear down the right half and a bit elsewhere as well. Scuffs and scratches. Hard to get, the one other we have sold was different to this one. Grade: N/A Estimate: $80 - 120

Lot 710: Antique Milk Bottles

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