Mellins Bottle

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Mellins Bottle

Entry/Object ID

002.2.1b.a,b

Description

Blue coloured glass with raised lettering around the top of the glass reading "MELLIN'S FOOD CO" "BOSTON US Large Size". The lid is made of metal with the words "Mellin's Food" around the edges of the lid and "For infants and children" in the middle,

Context

An example of a food container that one could find in a village store

Collection

Artefact Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Search Terms

Mellins, Jar, Bottle, Container, Kitchen, Food, Infant, Children, Boston, Store

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bottle, Vessel

Dimensions

Height

15.6 cm

Width

8 cm

Depth

8 cm

Parts

Count

2

Material

glass - verre, metal, tin - métal, étain