Sold for A$540
A. S. R. Co. Ltd / Sugar / Refiners / Cane Brand / Melbourne / (Sugar Cane to either side of the embossing) / (Around base) Made by the Melbourne Glass Bottle Co. No base mark. (Victoria). Household. Jar. Applied top, lightning style with wire and bail with neck lugs. Ground lip. Aqua. Half Gallon. 248 mm without lid. 1890s
Excellent. (8.3). Slightly bigger 7 x 3 mm chip to the outer right lip with pretty typical flakes and little chips around the rest of the ground lip. One of these at the front has some rust in it, about 10 mm across. Two burst bubbles to the back, one just behind the left seam line and one more middle. Some scratches and scuffs around. Brilliant strong embossing. Very hard to get with the Sugar Cane either side of the writing. Estimate: $300-600
