Sold for A$150
Johnson's / CFJ Monogram / Reg. Trade Mark / Brewed Ginger Beer / Sydney. R. Fowler / Sydney small oval stamp Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered Transferred, Dump shape. Red-Brown (almost orange) glaze, black print. 10 oz. 170 mm. 1900s-1911
Excellent. The fact that this bottle is quite crudely made makes it difficult at first to judge condition. There are some tiny spots of glaze wear to the top of the lip, the largest of which is only 1 x 1 mm. There is a patch near the back base 20 mm long x up to 7 mm wide (but most is only 2 mm wide) that may be a scratch through the glaze but equally could be at least part a manufacturing mark. Also there is a shallow 4 x 2 mm chip under the base in this area. Several crude glaze misses (from manufacture) can be seen around the body. The glaze is very speckly and the colour is superb making this bottle really stand out in a display of Ginger Beers. Description doesn't really do it justice, this is a lovely example of a very difficult to get Sydney Ginger Beer. Grade: 8.65 Estimate: $150 - 250
