Sold for A$90
Three sand blasted / etched Bendigo beers: 1. Hunter Bros / (Greyhound) / Bendigo. Deep punt to base. 2. Steward Bros / (Sailor) / Sailors Gully / Bottle Not Sold. Deep punt to base. 3. A. Simpson Eaglehawk / (Eagle-Hawk) / Bottle Not Sold. Deep punt to base. (Victoria) (James A. Lerk Collection) Beer Ring Seal 1. Champagne. Applied ring seal. Green. Sand Blasted. 26 & 13 oz. 313 - 245 mm. 1880s-1900s
1. Fair. Small upper lip chip with a small burst bubble near it. Left rear mid body has a 35 mm crack with an 11 mm crack from it in a Y shape. Grimy throughout with some possible haze. Scuffs and scratches throughout, some are pitted. Some impacts and fisheyes scattered around. (5.6). 2. Very Good. Very grimy throughout, possibly some stain as well, hard to say until this gets a good soaking clean. A few short but deep nibbled scratches. Nibbled nick to bottom of lip ring. Impact flake next to the trade mark. Couple of deep scratches in this area as well. Some other scratches and scuffs scattered around. Some of the print is light on. (7.3). 3. Good. 10 mm chip to the front upper lip. Nibbled small chip to inner rear lip, fine bruise around from this to the inner rear lip. Scratches scattered around. Print covers about two thirds of the circumference. A rare bottle, this is the exact bottle pictured in "Bottles In Australian Collections," by James A. Lerk, 1971 on page 24, bottle number 9. (6.8). Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
