Sold for A$115
Pair of Aerated Water Bottles: 1. Marchants Ltd / Trade (Wheel) Mark / Registered / Australia // This bottle is the / property of / Marchants Ltd / Its use by others / is illegal. Base Mark: S. 2. Barrett & Co / Trade (Patent within a Stick Bottle) Mark / Sydney / E. Breffitt & Co // Barrett & Elers / London / Patent / Patent / Stopper / Makers London. No base mark. (New South Wales) Aerated Water Various 1. Applied top, spun finish. Amethyst. 26 oz. 2. Applied top. Zapped to dark purple. 13 oz. 263 & 240 mm. 1910s & 1880s
1. Very Good. This is the rare Marchants Ltd version, most are Marchant & Co. The colour is a lovely deep amethyst, being an S base mark bottle, we think this is original (S base mark bottles will often go purple), however, we are not 100% sure it has not been zapped. I think if it was zapped it would be a darker colour. Inner right lip has a nibbled mark with a small bruise from it. Some inner dirt which will wash out. Small surface bubble or two. Some minor scratches and scuffs. A few little fisheyes and little impact marks. A nice example of this hard to get example in a lovely colour. 2. Very Good. This is artificially zapped, it should be aqua! This is the version with Patent Stopper in two lines down the rear which is a bit different. A few little lip nicks. Some inner stain. Stained with scuffs and scratches throughout. Some pitted marks, fisheyes and impacts scattered around. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
