Historical information

The subject item was produced for the Carlton and United Breweries, in Melbourne, at one time, almost all breweries in Australia had their own brand of returnable bottle or were members of bottle co-operatives that managed returnable bottles. Instead of being crushed to make new bottles, as happens in most cases today, these returnable bottles were returned to the brewery or bottle co-operative, washed, inspected for cracks and chips and returned to service.

Significance

An early item giving a snapshot into social history in 1930s - 1940s Australia

Physical description

Brown glass beer bottle, 26 fluid ounce capacity,

Inscriptions & markings

"CUB" raised motif and in small spade motif on shoulder "MBCV" (Melbourne Bottle Company of Victoria)