Sold for A$50
Keep the / Stopper tight / This jar is the absolute / property of / and must be returned to / Sharpe Bros. / Australia / & / New Zealand / Original & Largest Hygienic Brewery / Caution / Persons Damaging, Wilfully / Retaining, Trading with or / Misappropriating the use of / this Jar / Will be prosecuted / Sharpe Bros (signature) / Trade / Mark Regd. Printed to Base: Hoffman Melbourne / 1937. Sharpe Bros Australia and New Zealand stopper. Demijohn Sharpe Internal Thread. Tan Top. Black Print. Gallon. 324 mm without stopper. 1937
Excellent. Flaked short scratch on top of the lip. Kiln blowout mark to the shoulder. Some scuffs and marks around the upper body. Slight spots of discolouration. A few other little manufacturing marks. Another interesting variation with the dated Hoffman stamp underneath. Grade: 8.4 Estimate: $50 - 70