Sold for A$120
This jar is the property of Long & Barden / and must not be filled or used by Customers / for any purpose whatever or proceedings / will be taken / Long & Barden / Trade Mark / High Class / (LB Monogram in a wreath) / Home Brewed / Beverages / New Zealand // To close the tap / turn hole in handle to front / Do not raise the Tap on turning. // 3,883. Impressed at neck: Pearson & Co / Whittington / Moor / Chesterfield. (New Zealand) Demijohn Printed Internal Thread. Tap Hole to front. Tan Top. Black Print. Gallon. 345 mm. 1900s
Repaired. Good. Looks like chips around the top with the whole top being repainted leaving a line at the neck. Internal thread looks fine. Hard to judge just what has been done here but it is a good job, could match the colour difference at the neck a bit better though. Rust stain patches down both sides of the body. Light scuffs and scratches. A very shallow flake chip inside the top of the tap hole. A couple of small pottery blowouts near the shoulder. A great looking demijohn as these Pearson made jars tend to be. Grade: 6 Estimate: $70 - 100
