Sold for A$50
3 Torpedo Bottles: 1. J. Schweppe & Co / 51 Berners Street / Oxford Street // Genuine Superior / Aerated Waters. 2. Webb's / Double Soda / & other waters // to her Majesty / Islington / London. 3. Strawson & Co / Practical Chemists / Liverpool // Trade Mark / (Torpedo Bottle) Filtered / Registered. Aerated Water Torpedo 1. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 3. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 1. 230 mm. 2: 238 mm. 3. 241 mm.. 1870s-1880s
1. Fair. Worn and pitted all over. Lip is nibbly and rough with some flakes. Point of the bottle is also quite rough and pitted. There is a burst bubble at the end of Aerated Waters. Nice decorative item as it is, something non-collectors would immediately recognise as a truly old bottle! (5.5). 2. Good. Worn all over but relatively lightly pitted. Burst bubble near the base. Lip has little pinprick type marks around it and a bit of roughness. Scratch down the neck near the word Webb's. Scratched type scuff mark to side and another near embossing. Nice old looking torpedo. (6.3). 3. Good. Worn all over. Some little fisheye type marks in places but pitting is relatively light overall. Has a few burst bubbles ranging from very shallow to a couple of deep ones. These would seem to be part of manufacture. Small flake chip to E of chemists. Super heavy embossing and a great trade mark. Nice old torpedo bottle. (6.2) Grade: N/A Estimate: $60 - 80
