Sold for A$26
E. Shanlys / Mineral Waters // Patent Safe Groove / 4 / Sole Maker / Dan Rylands / Barnsley. No base mark. (New Zealand) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Traditional codd style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 13 oz. 224 mm. 1880s
Good. Polished. Deepish chip to left lip has a bruise coming from it. Small chip next to this has a bruise from it as well. Remains of etching internally. Reasonably pitted to the rear, the remainder of the bottle has remnants of scratches, impacts, fisheyes and the odd pitted mark as well. This is a hard to get New Zealand bottle, Edward Shanly opened a mineral water factory in Chapel Street, Auckland around 1887 after arriving from England, by 1889 it was being sold in its entirety, so a short lived company. Grade: 6 Estimate: $50 - 75
