Sold for A$28
Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne / Made by Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Farmer and Miner) / Trade mark / Glass Bottle Co. Base Mark: R. Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Three way pour "Hills" Patent. Aqua. 13 oz. 249 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Shallow flake to front lip. 7 mm fracture to rear lip. Stained throughout with scuffs, scratches and impact marks. Quite strong embossing, one of the N's is flaked, a bit of wear to some of the other letters and trade mark. Some spots of rust. Some nibbles and deep scratchs to base edge. Grade: 7 Estimate: $40 - 60