bottles, first half 20th century

Significance

Australia was not self sufficient in glass making until the turn of the 20th century and many bottles were made overseas and shipped to Australia with their contents and when emptied were re-filled with other company’s products.
These bottles have an aesthetic element in that the shapes , colours and textures are visually appealing. They reflect the type of glassware that was in circulation in the first half of the 20th century..

Physical description

Four glass bottles. Three are clear and one (1528.3) is brown. They have non threaded necks with molded rims.

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