Sold for A$45
Two torpedo bottles: 1. P. G. Dixon / Rosslyn St / Melbourne. No makers mark. 2. Rowlands / late Rowlands / and Lewis // Ballarat / and / Melbourne. No makers mark. (Victoria) Aerated Water, Torpedo 1. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 1. 233 mm. 2. 229 mm. 1880s
N/A (N/A). 1. Very Good. Small patch of water stain to inner rear, this will clean out. Little nibbled impact mark to front lip. 14 x 6 mm burst bubble across EL of Melbourne. Small burst bubble to mid front. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Lower right near seam has a scuffed scratch over about 25 mm. Scuffs and scratches scattered around, heaviest to the wide part of the body and to the lip on left side. 2. Good. 9 x 7 mm chip to outer lip. 9 x 4 mm bruise to inner lip. Much of the upper lip has chips and flakes around it. Pitted scratches to inner lip. Patch of deep wear to outer lip. Nick to outer lip. A few nicks to base point. Small burst bubble to A of Rowlands. Scuffs and scratches throughout, heaviest to the wide part of the body but not deep, this is more a type of fine wear. Inner upper neck has the finest and shallowest star fracture that I nearly missed it, it is barely deeper than a scratch. Estimate: $30-50
![Pair of Torpedo bottles. P. G. Dixon, Melbourne, and Rowlands, Ballarat and Melbourne.](https://media.bidjs.com//image/upload/v1637231335/bdx/718-1_qokmis.jpg)