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The Lee Medlyn Home of Bottle
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Archaeobuff
By Archaeobuff
“Surprisingly fascinating museum”
Nov. 2022
I went to this place not expecting too much but in the end became fascinated with the great age of some of the bottles and their evolution in design over time. There were many memories of bottles now long gone from the marketplace as well as host of curious objects. The tall, bearded guide there who was an obvious bottle enthusiast infected us with some of his enthusiasm as he pointed us around the exhibition. If you are Clunes - do not skip this - the building alone is a cracker.
“Worth a visit”
Jun. 2019
Hubby and I decided to visit the musuem and thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.. very interesting and the amount of bottles on display it's a must see if your ever in Clunes.
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Archaeobuff
Sydney, Australia2,012 contributions
Surprisingly fascinating museum
Nov. 2022
I went to this place not expecting too much but in the end became fascinated with the great age of some of the bottles and their evolution in design over time. There were many memories of bottles now long gone from the marketplace as well as host of curious objects. The tall, bearded guide there who was an obvious bottle enthusiast infected us with some of his enthusiasm as he pointed us around the exhibition. If you are Clunes - do not skip this - the building alone is a cracker.
Written 24 December 2022
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Valerie S
Ballarat, Australia75 contributions
Worth a visit
Jun. 2019 • Couples
Hubby and I decided to visit the musuem and thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.. very interesting and the amount of bottles on display it's a must see if your ever in Clunes.
Written 6 August 2019
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Baz and Jenny
Rowville, Australia339 contributions
Surprisingly interesting
Oct. 2018 • Couples
We went in and paid the $3 entry fee not really knowing what to expect. We ended up spending an hour there and found the exhibits quite interesting and really photogenic.
Written 28 October 2018
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Amanda M
63 contributions
something to do if you have 10 mins up your sleeve
May 2018 • Couples
not a lot to see. it has a range of old and not so old bottles and a few other bits and pieces. doesnt take you long to go through the place costs 3.00 a person to enter. i wouldnt take little ones in there as they do have glass bottles out of the cabinets.
Written 6 May 2018
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happychatter
launceston, tasmania17 contributions
A delightful and informative place!
Oct. 2017 • Family
We visited this site because it sounded quirky - a museum of 6,000 bottles? We expected to walk around quickly and get back on the road. Wow are we glad we hung out in the playground for those thirty minutes, waiting for it to open!

For the kids it was a bit interesting but it didn't keep their attention for so long. However, Steve, one of the volunteers started talking to us and he was hard to stop. Which was fine, because he gave us a run down of the history of glass and bottles (and some of the history of Clunes too). Who knew why beer always comes in brown glass?? We didn't! What a passionate, informed man he is! We learned a lot.

The museum is set out beautifully and was much more interesting than we expected. I particularly liked the machinery display showing how aerated soft drinks used to be made. And who knew there were so many interesting bottles!

Very cute, very informative, and well worth a visit.
Written 8 October 2017
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