Collection Antique Shrewsbury Bottles

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Eight Bray / Andrews bottles: 1. G. E. Andrews / Late / James Bray / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury. Base Mark: N & Co Ltd / (Dot with streak) / 5741. 2. James Bray / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury. Base Mark: N & Co Ltd / (Dot with streak) / 4696. 3. James Bray / Trade (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) Mark / Britannia / Shrewsbury // Redfearn Bros / Bottle Makers / Barnsley. Base Mark: J. F. B. 4. Bray / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury. Base Mark: I (Symbol) / 3052. 5. G. E. Andrews / Late J. F. Bray / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury // A. Alexander & Co / Makers / Blaydon & London. 6. James Bray / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury // Redfearn Bros / Bottle Makers / Barnsley. Base Mark: J. F. B. 7. G. E. Andrews / & Son / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury. Base Mark: A / 5. 8. James Bray / Trade Mark / (Warrior holding trident in front of sailing ship and lighthouse) / Britannia / Shrewsbury. Base Mark: (Symbol). Aerated Water Various 1. Applied top. Internal Thread. Deep Olive Green with amber swirls. 26 oz. 2. Applied top. Internal Thread. Green. 10 oz. 3. Applied top. Traditional codd style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 6 oz. 4. Applied top. Internal Thread. Green. 26 oz. 5. Applied top. Traditional one way pour Codd's style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 10 oz. 6. Applied top. Traditional codd style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 10 oz. 7. Applied top. Internal Thread. Green. 10 oz. 8. Applied top. Two way pour Niagara style patent with foour tear drops. Aqua. 6 oz. 1. 255 mm. 2. 204 mm. 3. 192 mm. 4. 248 mm. 5. 225 mm. 6. 227 mm. 7. 202 mm. 8. 195 mm.. 1890s-1900s

1. Very Good. 10 mm curved partial thickness fracture to outer rear lip. Some annealing marks to inner lip. Some minor inner dirt. A minor scratch or two to find. A bit of surface grime. 2. Excellent. Couple of small patches of inner dirt. Some grime. A few nicks and impact marks around the base edge. Couple of the very strongly embossed letters have some minor flaking to them. 3. Very Good. 10 x 5 mm shallow upper lip flake. Some inner dirt. Some scratches and impact marks to be found. 4. Very Good. Some dirt to inner front base. A few little impact marks. Scratches scattered around. Couple of tiny inclusions to rear that have tiny fractures from them. Some grime. 5. Excellent. Some fine inner dirt or haze. Series of fisheyes, scuffs and scratches around the base edge. A few other fisheyes and scratches, including a couple of scratches across the front shoulder. 6. Very Good. 7 mm mark to left lower lip looks like a fracture, but may be a making mark. There are some other annealing marks. Inner staining, some of this may clean out. Light scuffs and scratches. Some fisheyes. 7. Good. Very fine fracture to front lip, 15 mm long. Some inner dirt. A bit of shoulder grime. A couple of impact marks. 8. Very Good. Some annealing marks to the lip. Some inner haze. A bit of surface crud on the rear. Little nick under front base heel. Some scratches and little impact marks scattered around. Here we have an instant collection of bottles from the one UK company, and fabulous looking bottles they are too! Grade: N/A Estimate: $75 - 100

Lot 344: Collection Antique Shrewsbury Bottles

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