Sold for A$85
Firth's Darlington / (Stephenson's Rocket) / Old Fashioned / Brand / Brewed Ginger Beer. Potters Stamp: Gray / 4 / Portobello. (United Kingdom) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered Two tone, tan top, off white body. Blue Print. 10 oz. 182 mm. 1900s
Very Good. Tiny glaze nicks to upper front lip, one has a short fine hairline from it along the upper lip. Small glaze flake to lower left lip. Small flake through glaze to upper front neck. A few little glaze nicks to front shoulder, like a short deep scratch. A few other little glaze nicks around the shoulder region. Tiny blowout above the I of Darlington. Small glaze nick to base edge. Some scratches. A few scuffs. Some discoloured spots. Great blue print, a very attractive bottle with the representation of a Stephenson's Rocket as the trade mark, which was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for, and won, the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $50 - 75
