Sold for A$370
Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Ballaarat / Trade Mark // Trade Mark / Rd on both shoulders. Base: Dan Rylands / Makers / Reliance / Patent / Barnsley. (Victoria) Aerated Water Codd Reliance Patent. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 247 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Notably an earlier variation with just Dan Rylands on the base (no Ld). Narrower neck and blobby top. 10 x 8 mm burst bubble and mould mark to the second L of Ballarat on the writing side. 24 x 7 mm burst bubble to the right of the S of Lewis. 14 x 6 mm burst bubble on the ER of Registered inside the shield on the pictorial side. The whole lip has little nibbles and flakes all around it. A few scratches and marks over the surface. Nice detailed embossing, larger pictures but smaller writing than the later example. Grade: 7.8 Estimate: $300 - 500
