Sold for A$150
1. (Embossing) (Spade with M. B / C. V at shoulder) / (Around base) 5 / This bottle always remains the property of / The Manufacturers Bottle Co. of Victoria Pty. Ltd. Base: 5 / (Spade with M. B / C. V) / small impressed 552. Label: Export Quality. (Phoenix with Royal Standard Flag). Trade Mark. Royal Standard Lager. Brewed and bottled by The Ballarat Brewing Company Ltd. Ballarat, Australia. Crown stamped into the top of the foil. 2. (Embossing) (Spade with M. B / C. V at shoulder) / (Around base) 5 / This bottle always remains the property of / The Manufacturers Bottle Co. of Victoria Pty. Ltd. Base: 5 / (Spade with M. B / C. V) / can't read the small impressed number. Label: Foster's Export Crown Lager. Much improved if kept cool. (Crown). Brewed & Bottled by Carlton & United Breweries Limited. Melbourne, Australia. (Crown with Royal Visit 1954 to side of foil and a Crown stamped into the top of the foil). (Victoria). Beer. Various. Champagne shapes. Seam through lips. Amber. 13 oz. Coloured labels plus original foil to top and original contents inside! 238 - 239 mm. 1954 - 55
N/A. (N/A). Both are basically Mint. Have been kept as souvenirs from the time they were bottled. Now around 70 years old! Some scratches on the Ballarat bottle, not so much to the Fosters. Labels have some small marks. Great pair of beers. Estimate: $25-50
