Sold for A$40
1. Napier Johnstone's / (Bottle) / Trade Mark / Old / Highland / Whisky / Rd 33831. No Base Mark. 2. Plain bottle. Label: Fruit Squash Cordial / Lemon Squash / This cordial contains not less / than 33 1/3% of pure fruit / C. B / Registered / This food contains not more than / two grains of sulphur dioxide / (S. O. 2) to the pint / Produce of Australia / The Cohn Bros Vic. Bry. / Co. Ltd. / Bendigo & Swan Hill. (Victoria) 3. Rosella Preserving Co. / (Rosella) / Proprietary Ltd / 26 ozs. Base Mark: M. (Victoria) 4. Patent. No base mark. 5. Greathead's / Mixture // Diphtheria / Fevers Colds &c. // Influenza / Bronchitis &c. // -. Base Mark: M. (Victoria). Miscellaneous. Bottles. Various 300, 293, 301, 200 & 209 mm. 1880s+
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Remains of capsule to rear neck, including some writing on it. Stained throughout. Little surface flake to base edge. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Some scuffs and scratches. One minor flake to the embossing. A bit of fine surface etching. 2. Ungraded for a couple of reasons. This label is not original to this bottle. The label itself is also not original, it is a recent copy - evidenced by the fact a tear at the top right is printed onto it! Plenty of scratches scattered around. 3. Good. Different to the example sold in Auction 57, this has Proprietary Ltd under the trade mark. 16 x 9 mm filled chip to front lip. Couple of small open bubbles to the rear. 7 x 5 mm bruise to lower front left, little bruise below this. 8 x 8 mm bruise to left rear base edge. Left of this is a larger 14 x 14 mm bruise, and then another beside this is 8 x 8 mm with a small bruise next to it as well. Some scratches and the odd scuff mark. 4. VG. Inner dirt looks like it will mostly soak out. Some haze. Some scuffs and scratches and a little surface wear, but nothing deep. 5. Good. Lip fold from making. A bit hazy in places. Lower part of the blank panel has two chips: 21 x 10 mm and 14 x 8 mm with a small sliver or two near them as well - I feel these are actually making marks, however, they are chips regardless. Some scuffs and scratches. Estimate: $25-50
