Sold for A$15
Claxton's / Patent / Lincoln. No base mark. Original metal stopper with rubber disc.. Aerated Water. Patent. Cylinder with sloping shoulder. Applied wide round top. Aqua. 10 oz. 205 mm. 1870s
Fair. (5.8). 20 x 15 mm chip at the front left base edge, this also has a short fracture of about 10 mm in the lower middle of it. Looks to have been acid cleaned but is rough with lots of remaining pitting all over. Some paper has stuck to the base. Has auction stickers from AA Auctions in the UK on the back (was lot 182 in Auction 13). 8 x 5 mm chip to the front top with a 4 mm fracture from it down the front. Two or three other small chips around the lip. Rough bottle but an unusual patent and nice to have the stopper intact. Estimate: $30-50
