Historical information
The items suggest a collection of late 19th to mid-20th-century household goods, including:
Medicine bottles (used for tonics, syrups, and remedies).
Toiletries (e.g., toothpaste tin).
Food or beverage containers (potentially beer, soda, or syrup bottles).
Household chemical bottles (e.g., ink, cleaning agents).
These types of bottles were commonly reused or repurposed in households before disposable plastic became widespread.
Some items, particularly embossed or labelled bottles, may have collector value.
Physical description
A cardboard box containing a variety of glass and ceramic bottles, tins, and containers.
The items appear aged, dusty, and in varying states of preservation, with some showing rust, breakage, or missing parts.
Various sizes, colors, and shapes of bottles are present, some with cork, metal, or screw-top lids.
A distinctive tin lid labeled "Cherry Toothpaste" with an emblem of a kangaroo is visible, indicating an Australian product.
A blue-labeled cardboard box of "Califig Syrup of Figs" is present, suggesting medicinal use.
Some of the bottles have embossed lettering or remnants of labels, indicating their original contents.