Sold for A$80
Evan Rowlands / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Farmer and Miner) / Ballaarat / Trade Mark // Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne. Base Mark: Dan Rylands / Sole / Maker / Reliance / Patent / Barnsley. Also has Trade Mark curved under each neck lug. (Victoria, New South Wales) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Reliance Patent with two side neck lugs. Aqua. 7 oz. 191 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Tiny open bubble to front upper lip. Impact type scratch to rear upper lip has a shallow flake down from it to the outer lip. Small flake to outer front lip. A few nicks around the lower applied lip. 5 x 4 mm bruise to rear chamber near the lug. The upper part of the shield has a small bruise to it and a scraped scratch. Across the word Lewis is an odd making mark, this is a fold in the glass. This is stained throughout with scuffs, scratches and little impacts and fisheyes scattered around. A decent example of this lovely little bottle. Grade: 7.3 Estimate: $75 - 125
