Sold for A$43
Pair of Ginger Beers: 1. Franklin & Co / Ginger / Beer / Balaclava. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. 2. G. H. Billson & Co / (Shield) / Trade (Crossed Hatchets) Mark / G.H.B / Regd / St Kilda / Brewed / Ginger Beer. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. (Victoria). Ginger Beer Various Champagne. Tan top. Black Print. 10 oz. 210 & 212 mm. 1900s-1910s
Franklin is Fair. Dark stain throughout. Fine hairlines all over almost like a grid. The whole back half of the top lip has had a shallow chip filled and roughly coloured. The Billson is Good. Has small chips and glaze wear all around the lip. Fine hairline to the back neck down to the shoulder. Couple of other little marks. Good looking bottle in the unusual mallet shape. Grade: N/A Estimate: $70 - 100
