Sold for A$35
1. E. Rowlands / Ballarat / Melbourne / Katoomba / and / Sydney. Base mark: R. 2. E. Rowlands / Ballarat / Melbourne / Katoomba / and / Sydney // This bottle / remains the property / of E. Rowlands Pty. Ltd. Base Mark: 19 R 21. 3. Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Ballaarat / Trade Mark // Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne. Around neck groove on both sides is: Trade Mark / Rd. Base mark: Dan Rylands / Maker / Reliance / Patent / Barnsley. (Victoria & New South Wales) Aerated Water, Codd 1. & 2. Dobson or Four way type. Spun finished top. Aqua. 10 & 6 oz. 3. Reliance Patent. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 246, 195 & 244 mm 1880s - 1920s
N/A (N/A). 1. Fair. Polished. 14 x 7 mm lip bruise, little fracture next to this. Outer lip has evidence of having been ground back a little. Heavy smooth wear to inner chamber. Some grinding work around the base edge with remains of a chip or two. Surface bubble to upper left. Some scratches and impact marks. A bit hazy internally. 2. Good. 12 x 5 mm nibbled bruise to front inner lip. 12 x 4 mm nibbled bruise to inner left lip. Little nibbled marks to inner right lip. Some grime which will wash off. Some light haze. 5 x 5 mm nibbled flake to front base edge. Little nibbled flakes around the heel. Some surface rust in places. A bit of crate wear to the embossing. Some scuffs and scratches. A bit unusual with the writing to the rear. 3. Fair. Quite chipped around the lip with some little bruises. Discoloured 30 x 15 mm star crack to left rear chamber. 20 mm crack to right chamber. Extremely extensive heavy pitted and stained wear throughout with flakes, impacts and fisheyes all over. One could say reasoonably accurately that this is ROUGH! Oh, and oiled! Estimate: $30-50
