Sold for A$26
Pair of Maughams: 1. Billin and Wight // Adelaide and Port. No base mark. 2. A B C // Adelaide. No base mark. (Adelaide Brewing Company). (South Australia) Aerated Water Maugham Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 285 & 278 mm. 1880s
1. Good. 20 mm nibbled sliver flake to upper lip. Couple of tiny nicks to lip. Polished, remains of etching throughout. Fisheyes and some impact marks. Some pitted marks. Remains of scuffs and scratches as well. (6.0). 2. Fair. 17 mm crack down the blob top, where it meets the neck it goes under the lip over 25 mm, and in another direction curves about 35 mm down towards the rear neck. Annealing marks to inner lip. Stained throughout. Wear throughout, scuffs, scratches and a fw fine fisheyes. A few pitted scratches. Presumably ABC stands for Adelaide Brewing Company or similar. Quite a hard one to get. (5.3). Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 50
