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4 Newcastle Area GBs: 1. Wolstenholme's / Trade / (WAWC Monogram) / Mark / Aerated Water Co. Impressed stamp: Mauri Bros & Thomson / Sydney. W impressed in shoulder. 2. The N. S. W. Aerated Water & C. Co. Ld. / (GERN initials around a Compass or Ice-cream cone shape) Trade Mark / Newcastle. Impressed stamp: R. Fowler / Sydney. 3. Healey Bros. / Regd. / Trade (Maltese Cross) Mark / Newcastle. No impressed stamp. 4. (GERN Initials around a compass or Ice-cream cone shape) / Trade / Mark / G. E. Redman. No potters stamp. (Newcastle bottle). Ginger Beer Various 1. Dump shape. Cork Stoppered. All tan. Black Print. 10 oz. 2. Dump shape. All Tan. Blue Lip. Black Print. 10 oz. 3. Dump shape. Tan top. Black Print. 10 oz. 4. Dump shape. Impressed. Salt Glaze. 10 oz. 1. 172 mm. 2. 179 mm. 3. 165 mm. 4. 172 mm.. 1880s-1910s
1. Good. Chippy and flaky all around the top and outer lip. A little wear to the shoulder. A dirty looking glaze. Spot of wax to rear shoulder. Glaze miss down near the left base edge. Scratches and scuffs to the surface. A reasonably solid bottle. (6.5). 2. Fair. Wear and shallow chipping or flaking around most of the lip. Shoulder has similar wear and scratching around it. Some scuffs and marks over the surface. Down the right and back are around 4 or 5 long and distinct hairlines covering most of the back of the bottle. There is an impact mark mid back along one of the hairlines. Some glaze wear near the base. Looks ok on the shelf, needs more of a clean up. (5.4). 3. Good. The whole lip has wear and glaze flaking. The front top and inner lip has a deeper chipped area over 12 x 3 mm. The whole shoulder is also worn through the glaze with several small chips and flakes mainly around the front. A bit of glaze discolouration through the lower left and middle front. Some wear to the glaze. A few small flakes and marks around the base edge. (6.8). 4. Good. Back shoulder has a badly repaired 22 x 12 mm chip. Front lip has a 3 x 2 mm flake although it looks like it has glaze over it. A bit of wear and minor marks around the body of the bottle. Base edge has a number of small little chips and flakes. Nice stamp, bottle looks good on display. (6.6). Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 70
