Sold for A$40
Pair of Melbourne bell internal threads: 1. H. J. Gamble / Trade (Bell with HJG) Mark / Melbourne // Please / Replace Stopper / This bottle is the property / of /H. J. Gamble / & cannot be legally used / by others. Base Mark: G. 2. C. Pfeiler / Trade (Bell) Mark / Melbourne // This bottle / is not complete / without stopper. Base Mark: M. Aerated Water Internal Thread 1. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 26 oz. 2. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 26 oz. 1. 254 mm. 2. 245 mm.. 1900s-1910s
1. Very Good. Small impact type nibbled flake to rear lip. Airbubble to left of H has surface fractures to the edge of it. Some wear and minor flakes to some of the embossing. Quite dirty, there is a fair bit of inner stain on this, some of which looks opalescent. Some scuffs, scratches and fisheyes scattered around. Well embossed, should clean up a bit better. 2. Fair. There has been a chip to inner lip which has been ground out, with the entire lip being shorter than it should be. Remains of the chip can still be seen on the inner front. Bottle is heavily polished as well. You can still see where the hand preparation was done prior by the way of grinding the bottle surface back somewhat to remove the pits and scratches that would have been throughout. Still plenty of these remain amongst the embossing. One of the E's has mostly flaked off. Nibbles and wear to all of the embossing. Fisheyes, pits and small flakes in many areas. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 50
