Sold for A$1,350
The / Pure Milk / & / Dairy Co / Ltd / Melbourne / Imperial Pint. Base Mark: M. (Victoria). Household. Dairy. Applied top. Swing stopper. Fat mallet shape. Aqua. 1 Pint. 210 mm without stopper. 1890s - 1900s
Near Mint. (9.3). Lip is perfect. Wire and bail has surface rust. This is the original stopper and wire and bail. Little scratch to neck where wire passes when closing the bottle. Some possible very fine haze, will wash out most likely. Couple of small surface bubbles. Little rusty surface stain to left upper body. A few short scratches. Some annealing type fractures/marks in the neck. You will not find a better condition example, the embossing is perfect, the lip is perfect, this has the original stopper. A little bit of usage wear under the base. Apart from a few minor marks, this is a superb piece. (Same example as sold back in Auction 16, Lot 647). Estimate: $300-600
