Sold for A$25
John Starkey / (Star and key) / Trade Mark / Sydney // Patent Safe Groove / 4 / Dan Rylands Ld / Barnsley. No base mark. Aerated Water Codd Applied top, traditional one way pour style codd. Aqua. 13 oz. 231 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Polished. Small flake to lower applied lip. Retains plenty of pits, pitted scratches, impact marks and fisheyes. The embossing is still quite strong, including the makers embossing to the rear. A decent enough example of an early codd bottle from Sydney. Grade: 7 Estimate: $50 - 75
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