Sold for A$80
H. J. Gamble / Trade (Bell) Mark / Melbourne // Soda Water. Base mark: M. Aerated Water Codd Applied top, tooled finish. Four way pour Dobson style patent. Aqua. 7 oz. 198 mm. 1900s
Fair. Looks quite good, but has a couple of issues. Has been polished reasonably heavily. There has been some work done around the lip with the inner lip being ground to remove or disguise some inner lip chips, which can still be partly seen. The front lip has an impact mark near one of these which has a crack running down the front lip over about 10 mm. This is an angled fracture which is difficult to see, but is there. Seam lines are visible. Still evidence of pit marks and fisheyes throughout. Some possible reworking has been done around the base edge as well. A superb rarity, this has hundreds of tiny seed bubbles throughout and is a great looking example as is, despite the issues. Grade: 5.5 Estimate: $100 - 125
