Sold for A$65
Hogben's Patent // Melbourne // (Around base) Lumb & Co Makers Castleford. Smooth base. (Victoria) Aerated Water, Patent Hogben's Patent. Stick Bottle. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 230 mm 1870s
Very Good (7.5). Polished. Some little fleabites around the lip. Some scuffs and scratches. An airbubble has some fractures around the edges of it. A bit of wear around. Little surface marks. 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. Estimate: $100-150
