Sold for A$130
1 & 2. Two versions of sample Brooke's Coffee Essence, one with applied top, other with shear lip. 3. Dixon's O. T. Base Mark: M 4. C. M. Brooke & Sons / Property (Symbol at end). No base mark. 5. Brooke's "Lemos" / The Original / And Best. No base mark. 6. C. M. Brooke & Sons / Melbourne. No base mark. 7. Brooke's Lemos, spun top. 8. C. M. Brooke & Sons, machine made. 9. C. M. Brooke & Sons, spun top, tiny. 10. White . Label. Base Mark: 341 / (Anchor) / 10. 11. H. Watson. No base mark. 12. Hogan Bros. No base mark. (Victoria). Sample/Miniature. Various. Various 92 - 164 mm. 1900s - 1930s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Very Good. Oiled. Little flake to outer left lip. Little nibbled impact to outer right lip. A bit hazy with some swirled surface etching. Some scratches. 2. Very Good. Chip to outer front left lip. Some other flakes and nibbles around the shear lip. Oiled. Some swirled surface etching. Some scratches and minor scuffs. Nice pair of hard to get bottles. 3. Good. Oiled. Couple of nibbled flakes to upper lip which are shallow, one to the front, the other to the right. Rusty impact mark to left base edge, an extremely hard to see bruise comes from this over about 14 x 3 mm. Some scratches and little scuffs. 4. Very Good. Oiled. Hazy. A little surface rust. Small flake or popped out bruise to upper shoulder. Some scratches and little scuffs. 5. Very Good. Hazy throughout. Some spots of rust. Nibbled flake to upper front right on the corner. 3 mm fracture to upper rear. Some scuffs and scratches. 6. Very Good. Making mark to front lip. A bit of dullness. Nick to outer lip edge. A few spots of wear to base edge. May have been polished. Nice group of bottles from this company. 7. Very Good. Some inner dirt and maybe light haze, this should at least partly clean up. A little surface rust. 5 mm pitted scratch across label space to mid rear. Crude folds around lip and neck are making marks. A few scratches and minor marks, a nice example overall of this early variety. 8. Very Good. Hazy, has been oiled. Small nibbled flake to upper right. Some scuffs and scratches. 9. Excellent. Some dirt which will soak off. A few scratches and minor marks. Lovely little bottle. A decent group. 10. Very Good. Polished. Remains of some etching. Several small burst bubbles. Flaking to rear mid neck is relatively shallow and possibly from making. A product of J. A. Sharwood & Co of London, I haven't seen them in this sample size very often. 11. Very Good. Oiled. Some swirled surafe etching. Tiny star fracture to mid left, couple of smaller fractures up from this. Not sure if this held sauce, essence or something entirely different. 12. Very Good. Lots of bubbles throughout. Small open bubble to base edge or maybe a little flake. Some nibbles around the lip. Some little scuffs and scratches. Like the last one, not sure if this held sauce or another product, though Hogan Bros did make sauce.. Estimate: $70-120
