Sold for A$720
J. O. Ladd / Adelaide / (Around base) E. Breffit & Co Makers London. Dot to centre of base. (South Australia). Aerated Water. Patent. Known as a Tapp's patent to South Australian collectors. Unusal short applied top with a ledge formed in the neck for the internal stopper to seal against. Aqua. 10 oz. 217 mm. 1870s-1880s
Good. (6.3). Stained with an etched feel to the surface. A few shallow nibbles and marks around the top of the lip. A big bubble near the lower front has a circular fracture covering 13 x 8 mm in the top of the bubble. Needs a good clean up. As mentioned in the title this is the first of these we have seen with the Breffit makers embossing around the base. Estimate: $200-400
