Sold for A$190
J. Plummer / Trade / (Thistle) / Mark / South Melbourne. No makers marks. Aerated Water Torpedo Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 232 mm. 1880s-1890s
Excellent. About as nice as you will ever see one of these. Variety with the embossing lengthwise on the bottle. There are fine scuffs and scratches over the surface. Little spot of glass stuck on the surface from the mould in the lower middle back. Embossing is slightly light but clear. Cork firmly stuck in the top from when it was found. A couple of pinpricks on the inner lip but top/inner lip is also a bit wavy from manufacture. Great example of a scarce pictorial Melbourne torpedo. Grade: 8.4 Estimate: $300 - 500
