Sold for A$180
Chas. Cole & Co. / Aerated Waters / Trade / Bird with Fish / Mark / Registered / Geelong // Bottle not Complete / Without Stopper. M on base. Has Original stopper with red print Chas Cole & Co / Fancy Design / Geelong. Made in Japan on underside of stopper. Aerated Water Lightning Stopper Tall, applied top with tooled finish. Green-aqua. 24 oz. 271 mm. 1910s
Very Good. Body of the bottle has some scratches and scuffs. Some wear / nibbles to a few letters of the heavy embossing and a chip measuring 8 x 3 mm on the bottom part of the L of Geelong. There is a very fine rough spot on the back inner lip. There is some light scratching on the internal upper neck. Also a few spots of internal milky haze. Generally this is one of the best examples of this bottle you would hope to see. The wire and bail is rusty, this example has the original stopper in place with the Chas Cole, Geelong design printed on it. Grade: 7.8 Estimate: $250 - 300
