Sold for A$20
McLean Bros / Cooktown // Lamonts (Hand Holding Bottle) / Patent / Trade Mark. Around heel: John Lamont // Maker Glasgow. No base mark. (Queensland) Aerated Water Lamont Applied top. Aqua. 6 oz. 186 mm. 1880s
Fair. Polished. About a 25 mm section of the lip at the front and left has been roughly ground down where there has been chips and inner lip flakes. Discoloured stain. Three stains to base from the polishing process. Remains of some scratches and little impact marks. Smooth surfaces, the embossing is a little rounded too. Rare bottle, OK as a shelf example. Grade: 5 Estimate: $50 - 75
