Lot 465: Antique Ginger Beer Bottles

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Four amber glass dump ginger beers: 1. Shelley / Phone 141 / Broken Hill / (Shell with a large E). Base: AGM / M87. 2. Phibbs Bros / Albury / This bottle / is the property / Phibbs Bros, Albury. Base Mark: L728 / M / AGM. 3. F. W. Adams / Ginger / Beer / Broken Hill. Base: A937 / Modern AGM Monogram / A / 1952. 4. A. G. Saunders / Trade / (Dogs Head) / Mark / Muswellbrook / N S W / Brewed Ginger Beer / This bottle always remains the property of / A. G. Saunders Muswellbrook & is never sold. Base: AGM. (New South Wales) Ginger Beer Various Dump shape. Seam through lip. Amber. 10 oz. 167 - 173 mm. 1920s-1950s

1. Very Good. Heavy grime, this may soak off? It will still be a little hazy in places afterwards. Tiny impact under base. Some scratches. A few little impact marks. Nice embossing, there is little in the way of marks on this. (7.5). 2. Good. Tiny nick to upper lip, little fleabite to rear outer lip. Some dust and grime which will clean off. Very shallow flake over 8 x 5 mm to the left rear shoulder edge. Nibbled 15 x 10 mm nibbled chip to front left base edge, there is an associated under base flake as well. A few impact marks and spots of wear. Some scratches and scattered scuffs. Wear to the embossing. Some dullness. (6.1). 3. Very Good. Plenty of dust and grime that should wash off. Small flake to upper right rear lip. Little surface flake to right rear near base edge. Some nibbles around the base edge. Little surface flake to mid rear. Some fine crate wear to the embossing. Surface dullness with some scratches and the odd scuff mark. (7.2). 4. Very Good. Oiled internally. Nibbled flake to outer right lip, this is not big. Little nick to rear lip. Some grime and dust which will clean off. Dullness scattered around. Heavily embossed dog has some wear, there are a few nicks to the other embossing. Some little impact marks. Some scratches and minor marks. A nice looking item. (7.2). Grade: N/A Estimate: $60 - 80
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