Sold for A$55
Good (6.0). Solid but very dull and worn. Small burst bubble. Bit of pitting around. Base edge has a number of chips and roughness, main chip is about 14 x 3 mm. Quite a scarce bottle. Edward Hogben patented his friend, Henry Barrett's, stick bottle patent in Victoria and obviously got these bottles made but it seems he had moved to Sydney pretty much by the time the bottles arrived from England. As such, despite being branded Melbourne these tend to turn up more in New South Wales. EST: $70 - 100
Hogben's Patent // Melbourne // (Around base) Lumb & Co Makers Castleford. Smooth base. (Victoria) Hogben's Patent. Stick Bottle. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 230 mm. 1870s
