Sold for A$90
1. E. Rowlands / Sydney / Melbourne / and / Ballarat. Base: R. 2. E. Rowlands / Ballarat / Melbourne / Katoomba / and / Sydney // M. G. B. Co. Base: 19 R 09. 3. (Crossed Flags) / A.A.B.Co Prop. Ltd / Trade Mark / Billson's // Anglo-Australian / Brewery Co Prop. Ltd / Beechworth & / Tallangatta. Base Mark: M. (Victoria & New South Wales). Aerated Water. Codd. Dobson or Four way type. Applied and Spun finished tops. Aqua. 10 oz. 248, 236 & 232 mm. 1900s - 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Stained throughout, this is opalescent and peeling inside as well. Sticky tape residue to lip, this will clean off. Spot of pitted wear above the front right dimple. Quite heavily scuffed and scratched throughout, some of which is a bit deeper than standard. Some fisheyes and impact marks. High point wear and some nicks across the embossing. Harder to get variety with Sydney listed first in the city names. 2. Very Good. 8 x 3 mm chip to inner left lip. Some ifne inner dirt should soak out. Couple of patches of surface rust to rear upper body and chamber. Shallow pitted scratch or two to front upper body and a scuff or two. One or two fisheyes. A few other scratches and little scuff marks. Nice example of this early applied top variation. 3. Good. Little flake to inner lip.20 x 12 mm flaked chip to upper body on writing side. Little impact flake to heel. Strong embossing, this does have some nibbles and crate wear. Reasonably light scuffs and scratches scattered around.. Estimate: $60-80
