Sold for A$149
Three Beer Bottles: 1. Lager / Bier / Victoria Brewery / (Bird escaping a Cage inside a large V) / East Melbourne // This bottle is the property / of the Victoria Brewery. Base: M between two dots. 2. Mildura Bottle Exchange / Trade Mark / Club Brand / Regd / Wilson & Sons / This bottle is the property / of Wilson & Sons, Mildura. Base: A.G.M. (Victoria). 3. This bottle / is the / property / of / Pickaxe (Pickaxe) Brand / Adel Bottle / Co-op Coy Ld // 1 HH. No base mark. (South Australia) Beer Various 1. Champagne. Applied top. Green. 26 oz. 2. Applied top, spun finish. Green. 26 oz. 3. Machine made. Green. 26 oz. 303-292 mm. 1890s-1930s
1. Repaired. Dull throughout with scattered scuffs and scratches. Some shallow pitted scratches. Heavily oiled internally, this needs to be cleaned out as it has formed some grime. I thought there was a line of grime under the lip, but holding it up to the light, the lip is a distinctly different colour, so this has been repaired. It is a shame as the embossing is the heaviest I have seen on one of these. 2. Good. Shallow 4 x 3 mm flake to the right lower body. 22 x 14 mm bruise to right base edge, very hard to see, I nearly missed it totally. Some minor haze externally with some scratches and the odd fine fisheye. Internally a large amount of oil has been applied, this has congealed in places and needs to be cleaned out. 3. Very Good. Oiled internally, this has congealed and needs to be soaked out. Some inner dirt and stain. Some dull patches. Some scratches and the odd scuff mark. A few little fisheyes and impact marks. Unusual, this is quite a late sand blasted example. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
