Sold for A$101
Plummer Murphy & Co / Trade Mark / (Castle) / Regd / Sth Melbourne // Caledonian Bottle Works. No Base Mark. (Victoria) Aerated Water Patent Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 242 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Polished. A few nibbles to upper lip. Outer right lip half way down and just to the rear has a 4 x 4 mm shallow chip. Remains of scratches, scuffs and some fine pits. Some fisheyes to be found. Little flake to T of Trade. Embossing is quite good with just some high point wear. Oiled internally. Some inner lip wear. A good example of an interesting patent. You do not get a lot of bottles from the Caledonian Glass Works of Port Melbourne. Grade: 7.4 Estimate: $$100.00 - $150.00