Sold for A$135
Hogbens Patent // Melbourne // (Around Base) Lumb & Co Makers // Castleford. Smooth base. (Victoria, New South Wales) Aerated Water Patent Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 232 mm. 1870s
Very Good. Polished. Some burst bubbles and a bit of pitting over the surface. Generally solid with nice embossing. Quite a rare one. More often found in Sydney where Hogben moved to start the firm Barrett & Co shortly after patenting the bottle under either his own or with Barretts name in various Australian colonies. Grade: 7.2 Estimate: $150 - 200
