Sold for A$35
Pair of early Melbourne codd bottles: 1. G. H. Bennett / Richmond // (GHB within a flag) // Made by the Melbourn // ne Glass Bottle Co. Base Mark: (Ornate) B. (Victoria) 2. Billson Brothers / Trade mark / (Crossed Axes within a Shield) / BB / Melbourne // Cannington Shaw & Co / Makers / St Helens. Base Mark: 1371. Aerated Water Codd 1. Applied top. All way pour with bulge patent top. Aqua. 13 oz. 2. Applied top. Traditional codd style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 13 oz. 1. 239 mm. 2. 221 mm.. 1880s-1890s
1. Good. Polished. Chip to left lip is not overly deep. Another to right lip with nibbles and wear right around the remainder. Bits of copper stuck inside the neck groove. Little open bubble under base. Has been oiled internally. The embossing is huge on this beast. There is some high point wear. The bottle itself has scuffs, scratches and fisheyes throughout including some deeper pitted scratches. Harder to get in this early variation. 2. Very Good. Cannington Shaw became a Limited Company in 1892, and so this predates then. Shallow flake chip to right base edge. Deepish short scratch above this. Stained throughout. Right side lip has one annealing mark. Surface is a little etched throughout. Some pitted scratches and scattered pits and fisheyes. Very well embossed, should polish well as few of the marks are deep. A nice, early Billson bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $75 - 100
