Sold for A$75
Pair of International Aerated Waters: 1. Hearle & Co / East London. 2. Leigh & Co / Salford // Trade (Globe with Globe also written) Mark. (South Africa & England) Aerated Water Various Codd Hybrid and small Torpedo. 230 & 176 mm. 1890s
The Hybrid is Fair. Quite rough with heavy stain. 10 mm crack in the back lip and nibbles around the rest of the lip. Small annealing fractures at the bottom of the applied top. Some pitting. Embossing is very weak, especially the upper line. The Leigh torpedo is Fair. Polished. Mainly judged as Fair because the top has been heavily cut down to remove chipping. Smoothed over and looks ok for display. A little pitting remains but mostly smooth surfaces. Unusual pair of bottles. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75
