Sold for A$110
The Foster Brewing Co Ltd / Proprietary / F / Limited / Victoria / Guaranteed Six to the gallon // This bottle is the property / of the Foster Brewing Co. Base Embossing: Fs. (Victoria) Beer Cork Stoppered Applied wrap top. Green. 26 oz. 327 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Remains of some capsule around the lip. A bit of inner water type stain that should soak out and some other dirt and grime. A little surface rust. Some scuffs and scratches, a few spots of wear and some small pitted marks. Some little fisheyes. Quite a hard one to get! This one has Brewing Co Ltd - they don't normally have the Ltd unless they are the clear F variety - yet this isn't! However, it once was! Clear F varieties have Lager Beer at the bottom, you can clearly see on this bottle where those two words have been removed from the mould. There is a recessed area under the VICT where Lager has been peened out of the mould and VICT added, the O is where the space was between Lager and beer so not recessed, then RIA is in a recessed area where Beer has been peened out and beer added. Also, Proprietary Limited has been added to the "Clear section", so that this now reads incorrectly, as in effect it says Foster Brewing Co Ltd Proprietary Limited! A great crude bottle. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $75 - 100
