Sold for A$120
E. Rowlands / Ballarat / Melbourne / and / Sydney // Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Ballarat / Trade Mark. Base: R. Original Label: Rowlands / (Shield with trade mark) / Split / Soda Water. (Victoria, New South Wales) Aerated Water Codd Three triangle type. Applied top. Aqua. 6 oz. 188 mm. 1890s
Excellent. Shallow 6 x 3 mm chip to the outer lip on the non-pictorial side. A manufacturing fold in the lip on the other side. A few other pinprick marks. Some haze inside. A few minor marks. About 75% of the original label, one we haven't seen before. Great example of an early marble bottle and bonus with the unusual label. Grade: 8 Estimate: $$120.00 - $180.00
