Sold for A$194
1. Torpedo: Rowlands / late Rowlands / and Lewis // Ballarat / and / Melbourne. No makers marks. 2. Skittle: E. Rowlands / Ballarat / Melbourne / Katoomba / & Sydney. Smooth base. 3. Rowlands late / Rowlands & Lewis / Ballarat / Melbourne / & Sydney. // Evan Rowlands / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer over Coat of Arms) / Trade Mark (under shield). No makers marks. Aerated Water Various 1. Torpedo. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Skittle shape, applied blob top. Aqua. 10 oz. 3. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 1. 235 mm. 2. 222 mm. 3. 239 mm.. 1870s - 1910s
1. Very Good. Nice solid example of this early variety. Dull and some stain inside. Outside has scuffs and scratches over the surface. Near the point of the base is a 7 x 3 mm chip on one side and a 9 x 2 mm flake and mark on the other. 5 x 2 mm flaked scratch just up from this one. Middle of the bottle is more noticeably scratched than elsewhere. A handful of tiny little fisheye type marks on the crude applied top (7.5). 2. Very Good. Some dullness to the inside and the outside is scratched and scuffed. Top of the lip is a bit scuffed and marked. Heavy embossing with some wear and tiny flakes to its surface. Rusty scuff marks to the back and left shoulder. Solid example of a nice skittle. (7.5). 3. Excellent. Nice clean example, mostly shiny with strong, detailed embossing. Has a weird inclusion in the glass on the underside of the lip on the pictorial side, feels rough but is a manufacturing mark. A couple of deeper scratches and scuffs on the neck/shoulder region. Some rust stain on the surface. Scratches and scuffs to the middle of the bottle. (8.0). Grade: N/A Estimate: $100 - 150
