Collection Internal Thread Riley Patent Bottles

Sold for A$45

Four Melbourne rileys: 1. Marchant & Co / Trade (Wheel) Mark / Registered / Australia / 1 // This bottle is the property / of / Marchant & Co. / & Cannot be legally used / by others. Base Mark: M & Co / 1921. 2. O'Neill Bros. / Trade (ONB) Mark / North Fitzroy / Please Replace / Stopper. Base mark: O' N / B. 3. G. H. Bennett / (G.H.B within a flag) / Richmond // Please / Replace the Stopper. Base Mark: B. 4. P. G. Dixon & Co / Trade (Lion) Mark / registered / Rosslyn Street / Melbourne / Estd 1851 // This bottle is the property / of / P. G. Dixon & Co / & cannot be legally used / by others / Please replace stopper. Base mark: M. Aerated Water Internal Thread 1. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 26 oz. 2. Applied top. Aqua. 26 oz. 3. Applied top. Aqua. 26 oz. 4. Applied top, spun finish. Aqua. 26 oz. 1. 263 mm. 2. 262 mm. 3. 252 mm. 4. 252 mm.. 1910s-1920s

1. Very Good. Still dirty throughout. Small bruise to rear base edge. Nibbled flakes to base under base edge. Some scuffs, scratches and rust. 2. Very Good. Some grime. Open bubble near right lower seam line. Scuffs and scratches scattered around. Some minor wear to the embossing. Should clean up well. 3. Excellent. Some grime to shoulder and inner lip. A little bit of dirt to inner base which should wash out. A few letters have some tiny flakes and nibbles on them. Some scratches and the odd little impact mark. A decent example that should clean up well. 4. Good. Looks superb, however, there is a fine 15 mm inner surface fracture in the front lip. Crude making streak of airbubbles down through the trade mark. Fine scratches scattered around the bottle. Small flake to lower rear lip. Looks great. Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 40

Collection Internal Thread Riley Patent Bottles

Lot 254: Collection Internal Thread Riley Patent Bottles

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