Sold for A$75
1. Broken Hill Co-op / Aerated Water Co Ltd. Base: OO. 2. Shelley / Broken Hill. Base: (very faint) FBH / OO. 3. John Penrose / Silverton. (Around base - almost impossible to read) Made by Melb Glass Bottle Co. 4. John Penrose // Silverton. Base: OO. 5. John Penrose / Silverton / (Around Base) Melbourne Glass Bottle Co. 6. Simpson & Co / Broken Hill. No base marks. 7. Simpson & Co / Broken Hill // M. G. B. Co. Smooth base. (New South Wales) (late Ern Taylor Collection). Aerated Water. Lamont. Lamonts. Applied tops. Aqua. 10 & 6 oz. 232, 184, 231, 179, 169, 228 & 225 mm. 1890s - 1900s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Very Good. Close to Excellent. Some hazy stain inside although part of it at least seems to just be dust and grime. A patch or two of stain outside. Some scuffs and scratches. Embossing is typically light. 2. Very Good. Dull and a bit scuffy all over. Has baby oil inside. Good pair of bottles. 3. The large one is Fair. This one is really heavily stained and also rough. Has a lot of baby oil inside as well. 4. Good. Stained but surface of glass doesn't feel too rough so should clean up pretty well. Can see lines of wear at the shoulder and some general scratches. Baby oil inside. 5. Good. 5 mm flash fracture in the lip. 4 x 4 mm impact mark and body chip to the right of John. Stain. Some scuffs and scratches. 6. Very Good. Nice shiny one overall. Some internal stain. Thin chips to the front lip of 6 x 2 and 3 x 3 mm plus a small flake on the back lip. Shallow 5 x 5 mm chip at the front base and the rest of the front base has a bit of nibbling and little impact marks all around. 7. Very Good. Stained all over but looks to be pretty free of deep marks. Both have good strong embossing. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $50-100
