Sold for A$183
Australian Mineral Water Works / Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition / (Queen Victoria) / MDCCCLXXXVII / Trade Mark / Registered / S. Albert. Fordsburg // The Niagara Bottle / Barnett & Foster / Makers / London. N. Base Mark: A. (South Africa). Aerated Water. Codd. Applied top. Niagara style patent with four tear drops. Skittle Hybrid. Aqua. 13 oz. 228 mm. 1890s
Very Good. (7.5). Some patches of haze to be found. Couple of little nibbled flakes to left base edge. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Scuffs and scratches scattered around. The Adelaide International Exhibition embossed on the bottle was in 1887. Stephano Albert based his Australian Mineral Water Works in Fordsburg, Johannesburg in 1898, it traded for 52 years until 1950 when it was taken over by Coca Cola. We have sold a couple of codds from this company, never this hybrid skittle though!. Estimate: $250-350
