Sold for A$5,250
Jose's / Soda Water / Geraldton. No makers marks. Aerated Water Torpedo Applied square collar top. Cobalt Blue. 13 oz. 241 mm. 1870s-1880s
Good. Polished. Top of the lip has some wear and tiny nibbles and flakes. Seam lines are just visible in places. Embossing has been protected and has a little bit of wear to the surface. Rounded scratches and marks remain over the surface of the bottle. Some scaling on the inner neck. Small indent from manufacture near the back base, this is a couple of burst airbubbles side by side. Known as the "fat boy" this is the rarest of the Geraldton blue torpedoes. Grade: 6.6 Estimate: $2000 - 2500