Historical information

Cordial drinks came in bottles bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. Bottles were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of O. T. Ltd. Australia.

Significance

Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use
Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape.

Physical description

Clear glass cordial bottle with straight sides half way up. Gently tapered with embossed vertical lines to neck which continues tapering to a lip and then screw top. Heavily embossed with print in capital letters around the circumference at the bottom.

Inscriptions & markings

Circumference around bottom: 'This Bottle Always (number '2' above Always) Remains The Property of O.T. Limited Australia'
Base: Common seal on top 'A' with 'M' in bottom half of the 'A'. Across middle: 'ISM 83' and '2' below