Antique Milk Bottles - ABCR Auctions

Sold for A$65

Six Milk Bottles: 1. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottle for sale by / M. Harris / (Star) / Win. 1772 / (Star) / 11 Wilson St Sth Yarra / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 441. 2. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Birds Dairy & Farm / Belmore Rd. / Balwyn / Phone W4132 / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 352. 3. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Guildford Dairy / 118 Guildford Rd. / F. Edwin Prop. / Surrey Hills / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 240. 4. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Hillside Dairy / Smith & Sons / Phone / X. W. 1823 / 73 Bay Rd. Sandringham / Bottle is the property of the above / It is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base Mark: 402. 5. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / Thompson's / Ritchhill Dairy / Pty Ltd / Lysbeth St Ormond / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 142. 6. This bottle contains / Milk / Bottled for sale by / White's Crown / Dairy / N. White Prop. / Phone W4680 / Wills St. Deepdene / Bottle is the property of the above / it is loaned and cannot be legally / used by others // One Imperial Pint. Base: 76. (Victoria) Household Various Wide mouth or wad top. Seam through lip. Clear. 1 Pint. 205 mm. 1930s-1940s

1. Very Good. Some impacts and fisheyes, heaviest around the base edge. A small burst bubble amongst this as well. Some fine scuffs and scratches. We have sold bottles from this dairy before, but never this variation with the later layout of embossing. 2. Excellent. A little dirty haze to inner base region looks like it may soak out. A few fine fisheyes and scratches. 3. Good. 22 x 5 mm chip to upper inner right lip. 14 x 8 mm chip to outer right rear lip. A few small flakes around from this. Little flake to upper left lip. Front base edge has a nibbled flake over about 8 x 8 mm. Small rust spot to lower front shoulder. A few tiny fisheyes to the body. Some fine scuffs and scratches scattered around. We have not sold one of these before. 4. Very Good. Little nibbled flake to upper rear lip. A few nicks and impacts around the base edge. A few fisheyes to the body and some fine scuffs and scratches. We have not sold one of these before. 5. Very Good. Tiny nick to front lower shoulder. Tiny nick to rear base edge, the heel on one side at the rear has a series of nibbled marks and wear. Some other nicks around the base. Tiny flake to outer embossed line. Some fine scratches and minor marks. 6. Excellent. Minor scuff to lower front left shoulder. Couple of very minor dull patches. Some fine scratches and minor marks. A minor fisheye or two. Grade: N/A Estimate: $80 - 120

Lot 711: Antique Milk Bottles

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