Sold for A$35
1. The Adelaide Bottle Co-operative Society / Pickaxe Brand / (Pickaxe) / Trade Mark Regd / Limited // The property of / (around base) The Adelaide Bottle Co-operative Society Ltd. Shallow punt to base. (South Australia) 2. Showells. Base: R B / B. (UK) 3. Small Green Skittle. No base mark. 4. Black glass bottle with long neck. Known as a Cod Liver Oil. No base mark. 5. Black truffle jar. Deep punt to base. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Miscellaneous. Bottles. Various 310, 214, 218, 223 & 163 mm. 1860s - 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. A couple of making folds in the lip and a very thin 6 x 3 mm corking bruise inside the back lip. Dull and scuffed with a few deeper scratches around. Great embossing. Should clean up a lot better. 2. Good. 11 x 6 mm bruise in the bottom of the applied top at the front. Open bubble from manufacture to the lower mid front. Dirt. Some scuffs and scratches. 5 x 3 mm impact mark to the lower mid back. Nice colour. 3. EXC. Early looking type but distinctly green, not dark enough to be called black. Ghosted remains of some of the capsule around the neck and top. Minor marks elsewhere. Beautiful whittled glass. 4. EXC. Just light scuffs and wear around. Attractive bottle. 5. VG. 3 x 2 mm chip to edge of the lip. A bit dull throughout. Lots of tiny bubbles. Dark colour. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $50-100
