Sold for A$120
Pair of Ginger Beers: 1. R. Mackey & Co. / Trade Mark / (Globe) / Ginger Beer / Kalgoorlie. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo / Coy Ltd. 2. J. Dempsey / Trade (Diamond) Mark / Kalgoorlie. No potters stamp. (Western Australia) Ginger Beer Various Champagne & Dump shape. Tan Top and All White. Black Print & Impressed blue print. 10 oz. 223 & 169 mm. 1890s
Mackey is Fair. Dark stain throughout from fire. Crazing. Badly filled chip at back top. General nibbles, flakes and marks all around. The Dempsey is repaired with the top stuck on. Also filled 25 x 17 mm of the front neck. Great print. General light scuffs and scratches. An OK pair of bottles that need a bit of work. Grade: N/A Estimate: $60 - 80