Sold for A$25
2 Bowen Melbourne Chemists: 1. Bowen & Co / Melbourne. Smooth base. (Unusual script writing for Bowen & Co). 2. Bowen / Chemist / Melbourne. Base: Y G / Co in an irregular hexagon. Medicine Chemist 1. Philadelphia Oval shape. Applied, tooled finished top. Clear. 1.5 oz. 94 mm. 2. Oval section. Applied top. Ice blue. 6 oz. 148 mm. N/A. 1870s-1900s
1. Good. Glass is dull all over with some stain inside. A very shallow 4 x 2 mm flake off the top of the back lip. Some scratches and marks on the outside of the bottle. Unusual variation. (6.8). 2. Very Good. The bottle is evenly dull all over with light scratches and scuffs but not really deep marks. Top of the lip has a 2 x 2 mm flake and another very shallow 2 mm long scrape. Internally has some stain and dullness. Quite a nice, early and crude Melbourne chemist. (7.4). Grade: N/A Estimate: $20 - 30
