Sold for A$13,100
This jar is / the sole property / of / The New South Wales Aerated / Water & C. Co. Ltd. // The New South Wales Aerated Water & C. Co. Ltd / (GERN Initials in and around a kind of ice cream cone like shape) / Trade Mark / Newcastle & Wallsend // To close the tap / turn hole in handle to front / Do not raise the Tap on turning. // Please / Return Jar / When Empty / To / The New South Wales Aerated Water & C. Co. Ltd / (GERN Initials in and around a kind of ice cream cone like shape) / Trade Mark / Newcastle & Wallsend. Impressed: Pearson & Co / Whittington Moor / Potteries / Chesterfield // Small A near the tap. (New South Wales). Demijohn. Printed. Stoneware Demijohn. Tap to front. Internal Thread with wide mouth top. Tan Top. Black Print. Original metal handle, wooden stopper and metal tap. One Gallon. 335 mm. 1900s
Near Mint. (9.1). Found under a house and in basically all original condition. 45 x 10 mm "chip" along the back base edge but this is fired over and jar has been made with this mark. There are hardly any marks otherwise. Great stamps. Just a wonderful and very rare item.
Estimate: $8000-12000.
Reserve: $7500.
