Sold for A$50
H. T. Smith / (HTS Monogram) / Trade Mark / Toronto / 1873. Smooth base. (Canada, New South Wales, Australia) Aerated Water Patent Hutchinson Patent. Wooden stopper inside. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 200 mm. 1870s
Good. Polished. 10 x 8 mm chip to lower front lip has rounded edges from the polish job. Remains of a long pitted scratch to rear shoulder. Some other minor pitted marks, scratches and fisheyes to be found. Embossing is a bit rounded. Smith started in Toronto, Canada where he obviously had these bottles made but he soon moved to Sydney and most of these are found there along with later ones that had Sydney embossed on them. Grade: 6.6 Estimate: $30 - 50
