Sold for A$150
Minerva // Tonic // - // Tonic //. No base mark. (Victoria, New South Wales). Medicine. Cod Liver Oil. Applied top, spun finish. Ice Blue. 12 oz. 205 mm. 1900s
Excellent. (8.5). Due to the shape and the fact that in 1897 this product was advertised as "Minerva Peptonised Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil", this must be a Cod Liver Oil bottle. This company were advertised as being from Margaret Street, Sydney, as well as Melbourne, London and New York, though as was common practice in the day, I do have to wonder whether the international links were purely for prestige and not real? Really little nibbled scrape to left lip edge. A little grime which will clean off. Couple of scratches to mid rear. Lovely example of quite a rare bottle, this is a beautiful colour as well. Estimate: $100-150
