Sold for A$22
The Adelaide Bottle Co-operative Company / Pickaxe Brand / (Hands with Pickaxe) / Trade Mark Regd / Limited // The Property of / The Adelaide Bottle Co- // operative Company Ltd. Base mark: A. (South Australia) Beer Crown Seal Champagne shape. Spun finished top. Aqua. 26 oz. 296 mm. 1910s
Very Good. Different base mark to the example sold in the last auction, this seems to be a little earlier. Fine inner surface fracture to front lip, like an annealing mark. Open bubble to right upper body. Small impact flake to left upper body. Small dirty open bubble to upper embossing. Some inclusions. Scratches scattered around. A few fisheyes. Whittled glass to the surface across the front. Plenty of tiny seed bubbles. Some inner dirt that should wash out. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $20 - 30