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1. Egypta / Egypta Products Pty Ltd / Melbourne / Brewed / Ginger Beer // Egypta. No potters mark. 2. (Horseshoe) / Jacobson's / Brewed / Ginger Beer / Footscray. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. 3. (Horseshoe) / Jacobson's / Brewed / Ginger Beer / Footscray. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. 4. G. H. Bennett / (G. H. B. within a Flag) / Richmond. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. 5. Ginger Beer / Reed Bros / (RB Monogram) / Bendigo // This bottle is the property / of Reed Bros. Bendigo, Australia / and must not be used by others. No potters stamp. (Victoria).. Ginger Beer. Various. Various 206, 218, 212, 217 & 215 mm. 1900s - 1930s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. 12 x 5 mm flake along the front upper lip. 7 x 12 mm sliver to outer right lip. 6 x 5 mm flake to rear lip. Glaze nick to lower rear lip. Some rust in places. Scuffed scratches scattered around. Some glaze nicks here and there. 2. Repaired. The entire lip is painted, I would suggest some chips have been repaired, but do not know the extent. 25 x 12 mm chip to front left base edge has been repaired, there is a horseshoe crack around this as well. General discolouration. Some discoloured glaze wear as well. Some scratches and so forth. A few nicks to the glaze in places. Not graded as extent of lip repair unknown. 3. Good. Really shallow 11 x 4 mm glaze flake to upper front left lip, as in, barely even through the glaze! Similar 3 x 3 mm flake to upper front right lip. Little nick to lower front left lip. 16 x 4 mm thin chip under left heel may well be a potters pull from making. Heavy, dark discolouration throughout, probably from being in a hot location. 50 mm hairline to upper left. A few shallow chips around the body and several glaze nicks scattered around. 4. Fair. Consistent chipping around the upper and outer lip. Flake to lower front lip. 60 mm hairline to left rear neck. At bottom of this is a kiln kiss of about 20 x 10 mm, this presents as a chip. Very unfortunately placed larger kiln kiss to left of badge has taken out the G. H., this is 42 x 12 mm. 7 x 7 mm flake to front base edge, small associated under heel from here too. Couple of other little heel flakes. Some scratches and the odd scuffed mark. 5. VG. Little spot of wear to upper right lip. A few other minor nicks around the crown. A few little impact nicks around the heel. Little nibbled impact to lower right shoulder. General discoloured look throughout. A bit of grime. Some scratches. A bit of slightly discoloured surface wear in places. Estimate: $50-100
