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26 oz., olive glass, case gin bottle. Square with short neck and wrap-top, inwards taper at the base. Free-blown construction using a dip-mould. No other identifying marks, but a typical bottle found in the colony of Queensland in the 1870s.

26 oz., olive glass spirit bottle. Three-piece mould blown, wired cork stopper. Number "3" on base of bottle. (Manufactuers used to number their bottle moulds, so that they could be identified and replaced when they were worn or defective). No other…

26 oz., light green glass spirit bottle (cognac or brandy) with ring seal top.No identifying marks.

26 oz., black glass (dark olive green) ale, porter, stout or beer bottle. Mould-blown in three-pieces, with a flat, key-moulded base, and a ring-sealed top. Squat shape with rounded shoulders. No identifying marks.

Aqua glass (clear green glass) stopper for a bottle, possibly a sauce bottle. No markings or other details.

Decorative lion's head glass object, made from turquoise milk glass / opal glass. This is a fragment which has been broken from a larger piece.It is similar to the decorative ornaments made in France in the 1800s by Portieux Vallerysthal, who used…

Small white button, made of bone or mother of pearl shell?
4 holes

Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with the words:'BEST RING EDGE'

Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with the words:'OUR OWN MAKE'

Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with words:'[_ _ _ _] WILCOX [_ _ _ _]' (most of the embossing is worn and illegible)