Sold for A$160
Downer & Co / Adelaide / and Port // This bottle is the / property of Downer & Co / and cannot be bought / sold or exchanged / nor can it be filled / by any other maker / without infringing / the trade mark act. Around base heel: Cannington Shaw & Co // Makers St Helens. Base Mark: 1605. (South Australia) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Original codd style patent with two tear drops. Aqua. 13 oz. 218 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Stained throughout. Little open bubble or two. Scuffs and scratches scattered around with fisheyes and impact marks. Small surface bruise to upper left lip edge. Nibbled impact flake to rear base edge. Couple of other small nibbled flakes near this. This may have had a light polish, certainly was not heavy by any means. A bit of wear. This is the first Downer codd with the Trade Marks Act embossed to the rear that we have sold. Grade: 7 Estimate: $75 - 100
