Sold for A$50
Pair of British Patents: 1. W / Wm Thomson / (Two Torpedo Bottles and a Maugham) / Aberdeen / Registered Trade Mark / Cannington Shaw & Co Ld // T. A / Makers St Helens. Base Mark: 2533. (Scotland) 2. Rochdale Mineral Water Company / (Hanging Pig) / Trade Mark // Barrett & Elers / London / Patent. Around base heel: Lumb & Co Makers // Castleford. No base mark. (United Kingdom) Aerated Water Patent 1. Applied top. Marble stoppered bottle with six dimples around lower body. Aqua. 13 oz. 2. Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 239 & 237 mm. 1880s
1. Excellent. Tiny flake to underside of applied lip from making. Tiny flake to embossed shield around the main embossing. Some patchy inner haze. Some scratches to the body. One or two tiny fisheyes. Band of wear near inner base where the marble has been rolling around over the years. A superb looking bottle. (8.5) 2. Very Good. Oiled. Not an Aussie one, but a very nice looking bottle. Small flake to upper lip, a fine bruise from this. Annealing marks to neck. Some fine haze internally in places. A few little nicks to the base edge. Open bubble to left shoulder which is quite big. Some fine scuffs and scratches. Nice piece. (7.4) Grade: N/A Estimate: $70 - 100
