BOTTLE, CLEAR GLASS - DAVENPORT OLIVE OIL
c. 1910A clear glass moulded bottle. Circular base and body that tapers along the shoulder to form a neck. Opening has a flanged opening that would support the insertion or removal of a cork.
Two spots on the bottle have raised text.
A bottle of Davenport olive oil consumed at the Richon Vineyard. The vineyard often employed Eastern European workers. This is an example of the type of food they consumed which would have been very different to the traditional British based diet common in Australia
Details
Details
Uppermost location reads [DAVENPORT / OLIVE OIL].
Lower location reads [THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF / GF CLELAND & SONS LTD. ADELAIDE].
MEDIUM
This bottle is an example of the food and drink consumed by the people living and working there.
Olive oil at the time was mainly purchased by people from Eastern Europe and would not have been apart of the typical Australian diet.
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