Sold for A$705
Coghlan & Tulloch's / 1857 / (Eagle with Flag) / 1896 / Ballarat Brewing Co Ltd / Ballarat Ales / This bottle is the property / of the above Co. Base Mark: C & T. (Victoria) Beer Ring Seal Applied top, ring seal, tooled finish. Green. 26 oz. 305 mm. 1890s
Poor. 20 x 43 mm chunk missing from the left rear lip. 15 x 60 mm deep sliver flake to front lip, the top 10 mm or so is a chunk that is also missing. Around a third of the original lip is there to the right. Crack comes down from the large chunk down the left about 90 mm. Inner dirt will wash out. Glass pull type mark to lower badge is a making mark. Another odd mark to lower front towards the left could be heat damage, or a making mark, this is a slightly impressed rough area about 40 mm long. Slight dullness through with some scuffs and scratches. A few shallow surface bubbles. A rare bottle that is in the top few beer bottles in Australia, hence being offered in this condition. Grade: 0 Estimate: $50 - 75
