Sold for A$50
Three Marchant Internal Threads: 1. Marchant & Co / Registered / (Wheel) / Trade Mark / Australia. Base: XL in a Diamond. Stopper: Marchant with a Wheel. 2. Hop Beer / Marchant & Co / Trade Mark / (Wheel) / Registered / Australia // M. G. B. Co. Base: X. Stopper: Marchant on top of wooden stopper. 3. Marchant & Co / Trade Mark / (Wheel) / Registered / Australia. Base: XL in a Diamond. Stopper: Marchant with a Wheel. Aerated Water Internal Thread Shouldered Cylinder. Applied top. Aqua. 26 & 13 oz. 264, 258 & 217 mm without stoppers. 1890s-1900s
1. Very Good. A couple of pinpricks on the lip. Some haze. Scratches. Three or four small marks at the base edge. Strong embossing. Nice early example with proper applied top. 2. Good. Polished. 12 x 6 mm bruise inside the back lip. Nibbled all around the top of this bruise. Small marks around the top. Surface is quite pitted and scratched. Polish has just removed the haze. Solid example. 3. Fair. Dull and has some baby oil. Annealing marks in the neck. Impact and large oval fracture at the back right base over a total of 50 x 30 mm. Etched surface in places. Very strong embossing. Still a good looking bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
