Lot 715: Three Torpedo Bottles: Dixon, Melbourne; Rowlands, Ballarat & Melbourne; Wilson, Collingwood.

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1. Dixon / Melbourne. No makers mark. 2. Rowlands / Late Rowlands / and Lewis // Ballarat / and / Melbourne. No makers mark. 3. T. Wilson / (TW Monogram) / Collingwood. No glass makers marks. (Victoria). Aerated Water. Torpedo. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 239, 233 & 230 mm. 1880s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Stained throughout. Large bubble to lower rear has a 10 x 5 mm chip to the upper part which has caused the bubble itself to become milky. Surface bubble to rear. Some little fisheyes to be found. Some scuffs and scratches and a bit of wear scattered around. These non pictorial versions are actually quite hard to get. 2. Very Good. Stained throughout. Nibbled surface flake to one of the embossed Os. Scuffs and scratches throughout, generally only shallow marks though with only a couple of short deeper scratches and scuffs. Embossing is a little light from making, this does have some high point wear as well. 3. Good. Heavily stained. Nibbled nicks around lip, there is a thin shallow section of surface bruises as well over about 20 mm. Oiled internally. Chipped O of Collingwood. Some other nibbled flakes to the embossing. Scattered fisheyes and impact marks. Scuffs and scratches also scattered around including some pitted examples. A little dinted to upper body from making.. Estimate: $50-75
Three Torpedo Bottles: Dixon, Melbourne; Rowlands, Ballarat & Melbourne; Wilson, Collingwood.
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