Sold for A$65
1. Plain goldfields black. Label: South Australian Beer - Bottled in South Australia / Superior Sparkling Ale / Trade Mark / (Barrel with words Upper / Kensington / Brewery) / Brewed & Bottle By / T. Cooper & Sons / Warranted free from glucose and drugs / Burden & Bonython Lith Adelaide. (South Australia) 2. Plain goldfields black. Label: This label is issued by Ind Coope & Allsopp Ltd. / Ind Coope / (Red Hand) / Sparkling Ale / Allsopp / Burton-on-Trent & Romford. (United Kingdom).. Beer. Label. Applied top. Black. 26 oz. 251 & 247 mm. N/A
N/A. (N/A). Good. Bottle itself is a goldfields black from the 1850s-1860s. This is grimy with some scuffs and scratches and a little impact mark or two. The label has some tears, some pieces missing, a bit of wear and some minor fading. It is not too bad an example though of an early brewery label, whether or not the label belongs on this bottle or not is not overly important as the value in this item is the label itself. 2. Bottle itself is a goldfields black from the 1860s. This has a nibbled section to the lower lip, some dust and grime. Some scuffs and scratches as well. The label is much later than the bottle. Allsopp & Ind Coope did not even merge until 1935! Label has a tear or two to the edges and some minor staining. This is all about the label itself, the bottle it is on is of no relevance here and inconsequential.. Estimate: $20-40
