Sold for A$40
1. G. H. Billson & Co / (Shield) / Trade (Crossed Axes) Mark / G. H. B / Regd / St Kilda / Brewed / Ginger Beer. Impressed: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. 2. J. T. & J. Toohey Limited / Trade (Seated Stag) Mark / Sydney. Potters stamp: Mashman / Chatswood. (Victoria & New South Wales). Ginger Beer. Various. 1. Champagne. Tan Top. Black Print. 10 oz. 2. Dump. All Tan. Impressed. 10 oz. 214 & 176 mm. 1900s - 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Two chunky chips to the front right lip of 9 x 8 and 10 x 9 mm. A couple of other flakes around the lip and a glaze miss. 18 x 13 mm chip under the base edge below the potters stamp. Some scratches up and down and a little bit grimy looking. A solid bottle that needs some work. 2. VG. 7 x 2 mm scrape to the front lip just through the glaze and several other fleabites and the like around the lip. Shoulder and body also have a bit of glaze wear. A small flake or two at the base edge and again some glaze wear but surprisingly free of big chips for a Mashman ginger beer! Two kiln blowouts underneath the base though. Estimate: $30-60
