Mornington Peninsula Bottle Club Page

Member Clubs:
Antique, Melbourne
Geelong
Gippsland
Maryborough
Mornington Peninsula
North East Victoria
Sandhurst
South West Victoria
Western (Williamstown)

Associate Clubs:
Adelaide (SA)
Avon Valley (WA)
Coffs Harbour (NSW)
Colonial (WA)
Cowra (NSW)
Darling Downs (QLD)
Newcastle & Hunter (NSW)
Nine Rivers (NSW/VIC)
Northern Rivers (NSW)
Queensland
Van Dieman (TAS)
The Tin Collectors Club (WA)

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Contact the VBACA:
Email: info@vbaca.org.au
Post: Central Park PO Box 4000, East Malvern, VIC,3145
Phone: 0407 821 767

Mornington Peninsula Antique Bottle & Collectables Club Inc.

Postal Address: PO Box 126, Frankston, VIC, 3199
Contacts: Howard Thompson, President, 03 9750 0076
Andrew Wightman, Secretary, 03 5996 0636
Meetings: 11 per year (second Saturday of each month, Uniting Church Hall, cnr Karingal Drive and Lindrum Road, Frankston, 7.30pm)
Newsletter: Yes, March/April 2006 Edition 2.21MB pdf file
General Information: The club holds an annual Swap & Sell Day. Meetings are popular, with members showing off their latest finds and mini displays on selected collecting areas. Barbecues and other social events are also organised.
Membership Form: click here
Upcoming Events:
Feature Item:

Wilcox Bros. Lilydale, Frankston & Dandenong 7oz Dobson or Four Way style codd bottle. Features a trade mark of a Tree Fern with "Truly Australian" embossed below
Circa 1900s - 1910s.

Very attractive 7oz marble bottle from the outer east of Melbourne. The 13oz version of this bottle, while still a nice item is much easier to get than this little one.

Made by the Melbourne Glass Works (M on the base).

Past Feature Items:
#1. R. & J. Boadle, Mornington, machine top Internal Thread.