Sold for A$10
Three MBCV beers: 1. Green ring seal beer. 2. Green crown seal beer. 3. Amber crown seal beer with original Victoria Bitter label and cap. (Victoria) Beer Various 1. Applied top, tooled finish. Green. 26 oz. 2. Applied top, spun finish. Green. 26 oz. 3. Machin made. Amber. 26 oz. 1. 313 mm. 2. 297 mm. 3. 298 mm.. 1900s-1920s
1. Excellent. A great and wonderfully crude example. There is a mark through the B, possibly a fine fracture but hard to tell. Some dullness to rear and neck. The lower half of the bottle has the oddest appearance imaginable, very heavily whittled with an orange peel type effect, actually looks a lot like fibreglass, like there is a lot of fibre through the glass. A few open bubbles. 2. Very Good. Tiny open bubble to upper lip. This is embossed with an I under the base. Impact mark to rear heel. Flake to embossing at front heel. Scuffs and scratches, mostly around the shoulder area. A nice green colour. 3. Very Good. The cap is rusty, looks like it has Cartlon and United Breweries on it. Couple of short deep scratches to neck. Little flake and impact or two to the embossing. A little wear to the lower embossing. This bottle is dated 1928 to the rear. The label is worn through right down the middle. It is also discoloured and stained. Some spots of grime and minor scuffs to the bottle. They don't come any more original than this, only thing it does not have is the contents, which is pretty good for a bottle that is nearly 90 years old. Grade: N/A Estimate: $20 - 30
