Sold for A$30
Rowlands / Late Rowlands / and Lewis // Ballarat / and / Melbourne. No makers marks. Aerated Water Torpedo Applied top. Aqua. Extra long stretched neck. 10 oz. 250 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Has had a very light tumble but hardly anything done to it. A large air bubble near the T of Ballarat has a curved fracture to the top of it that is roughly 11 mm long. Surface has some little impacts and scratches and scuffs spread over the surface. Inside is lightly dull. Embossing is nice and clear. There is an open bubble from manufacture near the B of Ballarat. Flake chip to one of the A's of Ballarat. Typical annealing stress marks from when the blob top was applied to the bottle. Good example and with the long stretched neck an interesting bottle. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $40 - 60
