Coffee essence was stored in glass bottles bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. the shape of the bottles hanged as did the stopper used to seal it. History of 'Robur' manufacturers.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shapeClear brown glass bottle of unusual shape. The straight sides go up outwards from the sides of the base which has a rectangular shape. The opening 'sits' on the curved 'shoulders'. There is no neck. Embossed heavily at the bottom of the front and back. Possibly used for storing coffee essence.Front & Back: 'Robur' Base: 4 numbers at the edge too difficult to read.bottle, coffee essence, robur, household

Found in the backyard of 19 Lithgow ave, BlackburnSmall square bottle of light green thick glass with a chipped mouth. Embossed with' James Dickenson & Co Shield Brand Coffee Essence' down one side of the bottle.James Dickenson & Co Shield Brand Coffee Essenceglass technology, bottles, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Before the era of powdered instant coffee; the main method of non-percolated coffee was to have a bottle of 'coffee essence' on hand. These bottles contained a thick liquid compound of coffee and chicory and were added to hot water to make a drink. The product is still available. The earlier bottles had the name of the manufacturer embossed into the glass but later versions had a label panel onto which a label was affixed. This allowed for several different flavours or variations to be sold in one type of bottle with different labels. The bottles came in brown or clear glass and have a distinctive shape. Bottle One has a screw top enclosure with 'Robur Tea Co. Limited' on a side panel. The bottle manufacturer's mark is AGM; used post 1938. It is a 2-piece mould and mould marks are visible on the shoulders and through thread of screw top. The neck is slightly askew and looks stretched on one side; perhaps because it was removed from the mould before being fully cooled. Bottle Two has a cork stoppered neck in clear glass. It has no embossing and has the AGM monogram on its base. It is from a 2-piece mould with a strong mould mark through to the top of the stopper closure. Bottles are 8 ounce size and were recovered from the garden of a GHS member.Small collection of 3 bottles.bottles, glass bottle, coffee and chicory essence bottles

Turban Coffee Essence Brown glass Bottle stawell

Corkscrew made from single piece of wire. Light coloured varnished wood handle. Wire hanger at end of handle. Inscription on handle "Brooke's Coffee Essence" among other things, made in USA.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

These domestic kitchen bags were donated to the National Wool Museum by Lila Gore. Lila donated Children’s Clothing (RGE 8324) to the museum in 2022 and at her time of donating, inquired as to whether the museum would also be interested in these bags she had been collecting. Lila said there was no reason as to why she was saving the bags, other than she liked the art works and thought they were too good to end up in landfill. She had thought perhaps she would make something out of the bags, or perhaps give the bags to a friend to make something. When Lila was donating the Children’s Clothing to the museum, she thought that the National Wool Museum would be the perfect home for the bags. Domestic kitchen bags such as these date from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. They were used at home, usually by women, containing household items which would not spoil, such as flour, sugar, animal feed, seeds, and other commodities. In modern times a trip to the supermarket is a daily chore, in the past however, these trips happened far less often, with big sacks such as these a large reason why. In the rural US and Canada, Feed sack dresses and Flour sack dresses, were an iconic part of rural life from the 1920s through the Great Depression, World War II, and post-World War II years. Australia also reused these sacks, typically for making wagga style blankets, but re-use for clothing was not unusual.Calico oat bag with graphic image on front showing three bears holding porridge bowls with yellow background and red, white and black text. Back of bag shows red and white graphic image of a woman wearing a dress and heeled shoes holding a coffee cup, with red and white text.Front: THREE BEARS \ PORRIDGE \ FLAKED \ OATMEAL \ SOMEBODYS BEEN TASTIN' MY PORRIDGE \ AN' THEY'VE EATEN IT ALL UP \ Jas. F. McKenzie & Co. Pty. Ltd. \ AUSTRALIA \ 7 LBS. NET. Back: MCKENZIES \ EXCELSIOR \ COFFEE \ ESSENCEwagga, flour, oats, bag, calico, lila, gore, depression, war, kitchen

Poster promoting a pictorial souvenir "The Coming of the Trams", for the opening of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Co. tram lines to Essendon & Maribyrnong, Saltwater River - with illustrations of a saloon tram towing a trailer. Has adverts for Robinson's Barley, Keen's Mustard, Symington's Coffee Essence, Fry's Cocoa, Bosisto's Eucalyptus oil, Hogan Mooney & Co, J Barwise and Commercial Union insurance. The original poster has names and an address written on it. Dated Oct. 11 1906 and priced at one shilling.Demonstrates a poster promoting a pictorial souvenir for the opening of NMETL tramways in Oct. 1906. Poster, full colour - consisting of three foolsap sheets, photocopies, composited together.nmetl, opening, essendon tram depot, advertising

These four tins were used to make the ANZAC Day rum and coffee at the Soldiers Memorial Institute Hall to be served after the Dawn Service. (Bendigo RSL Sub - Branch) It was brewed on the electric stoves in the old kitchen on the side of the building. It was made from Chicory Essence coffee, milk and a small amount of water, a bottle of Rum was added to each when near ready. These were used for many, many years up until about 2006 when new containers were used. The old kitchen was removed in the Renovations to SMI in 2016 - 2018 as it was not part of the original building..1) - .4) Kerosene tins, metals, open at one end.brsl, smirsl, rum, coffee