Sold for A$170
A A W & B Co Ld (Adelaide Aerated Waters & Brewing Company Ltd). Aerated Water Torpedo Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 249 mm. 1880s
Good. One of very few Adelaide torpedoes. Solid example with no chips or cracks. There is a deep curved scratch 30 mm long below the "& B" part of the embossing. A 10 mm long deep scratch on the front neck. Glass is dull, scuffed and scratched with etching to the surface in places. Embossing is generally a bit weak as is typical of these. Could use some professional polishing but still a reasonable example of quite a rare bottle. We sold one of these in Auction 7, this exact example! It has since had a polish, but everything else remains the same. For greater accuracy, there are some annealing marks to inner neck from manufacture. Grade: 6.4 Estimate: $100 - 150
