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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Blacking Bottle

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Overview

Dark brown bottle

Historical information

A blacking bottle was a type of stoneware storage vessel used to hold blacking, a substance used for cleaning and polishing items like stoves, shoes, and even harnesses.
It was essentially a precursor to modern shoe polish, and these bottles were common household items in the past

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.51

Item type

Themes

Material

Height or length

152 mm

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Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 1 May, 2025

Busselton Historical Society

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