Sold for A$20
1. G. H. Bennett, Richmond. Green Top. Champagne. 10 oz. 2. Frankston Springs Co., Melbourne. F. S. Co. Blue Top. Champagne. 10 oz. (Victoria) 3. R. Hughes, Sydney tin depicting lady using bellows to fan flames under her kettle. (New South Wales) 4. Plain demijohn. Potters stamp: R. Fowler Ltd / 243 / Sydney. (New South Wales) 5. Koala Bear Tin. 6. Unusual Salt Glaze Cone Ink. 7. Cardboard Aspro Container with Contents. 8. Laxettes tin. 9. Aspirin tin. 10. Vicks Vaporub Test Sample Tin. . Miscellaneous. Various. Various N/A. Various
N/A. (N/A). 1. Broken through the neck. A few cracks down from the break, rear example is the largest. Heavy rust to rear. Lengthy chip along left base edge. 2. Broken lip. A few chips around base edge. Wear throughout. Some scratches. Should be an easy repair by replacing the lip. 3. VG. A little depressed in places. Some little dints. Scratches scattered around with a small paint flake or two as well. Some fading. Discolouration. A bit of wear as well. Solid example of this Sydney made tin that looks to have a fair bit of age to it, I haven't looked up when R. Hughes were in business. 4. Fair. Grimy. Handle has been broken and glued back into place. Glaze is mostly missing. A few minor flakes under the heel. Little lip flake or two. 5. VG. In tiny print to edge of lid it says Koala Bear. Some grime. A bit of wear. Some scratches. Some little spots of rust. 6. VG. Unusual one with a different lip, looks like it may have been designed for a cap to slip over the straight neck? Shallow 12 x 3 mm flake to upper lip. 4 x 6 mm flake to outer lip. Thin sliver to base edge. Couple of little kiln kiss marks to body. 7. Poor. Very soft, discoloured, foxed and worn. Does still have the contents though. 8. Fair. Rusty, faded and discoloured with some wear. 9. Good. Some wear and scratches. A bit of fading. 10. Good. Discoloured with a little wear and some scratches. Estimate: $50-100
