Sold for A$110
Minerva // Tonic // - // Tonic //. No base mark. (Victoria, New South Wales). Medicine. Cod Liver Oil. Applied top, spun finish. Ice Blue. 12 oz. 207 mm. 1900s
Near Mint. (9). Due to the shape and the fact that in 1897 this product was advertised as "Minerva Peptonised Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil", this must be a Cod Liver Oil bottle. This company were advertised as being from Margaret Street, Sydney, as well as Melbourne, London and New York, though as was common practice in the day, I do have to wonder whether the international links were purely for prestige and not real? Some fine inner dirt will soak out. Just a few minor scratches. A wonderful example of this rare bottle.. Estimate: $100-150
