Sold for A$140
1. Rowlands / late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Trade Mark. Around Base: Made by Melbourne Glass Bottle Co. Base: R. 2. (Horseshoe) / Moonee Valley Coy. / Telephone / 1899 / North Fitzroy. Smooth base. (Victoria). Aerated Water. Codd. 1. Hills or Three way triangle type. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Niagara or Two way type. Applied top. Green. 10 oz. 250 & 249 mm. 1890s - 1900s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Stained throughout. Oiled internally. Some flaking across the word Late where some rust as popped off. Little nick to heel. Quite worn throughout with pitted marks. Shallow surface bubble or two. Little flake or two to the underside of the applied lip on writing only side. Scuffs and scratches scattered around. 2. Fair. Rear lip has had a large chunk missing from it over about 33 x 30 mm. This has been filled with resin which has yellowed. Crack from this around towards the front, this is not large though. Pitted scratches to rear shoulder. Some yellow residue inside base. A little dullness. Some little fisheyes. Some scuffs and scratches to be found. A classic bottle which loks OK on the shelf.. Estimate: $50-75
