Sold for A$1,250
Jose's / Soda Water / Geraldton. No makers mark. Aerated Water Torpedo Applied top. Cobalt. 13 oz. 245 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Polished. Extremely shallow 5 x 3 mm inner lip flake, line on upper lip at this spot which is in a slight dip, so this has likely had some minor reworking done to the area, which is at the rear and not noticeable. Some possible other minor reworking to the lip. Surfaces are quite smooth. Seam lines are still visible. Remains of scratches and some fisheyes, not too many of them though. A few open bubbles, nothing large. Embossing is still quite clear, slightly rounded but this is likely the way it was made. One of the better examples that you will see of this "fat boy" Geraldton blue torpedo, which is one of the harder varieties to get. Grade: 7.4 Estimate: $1500 - 2000
