Sold for A$60
Caution. / Persons Damaging, Wilfully Retaining, Trading with or / Misappropriating the use of this jar, will be prosecuted. / Keep the Stopper Tight. / This jar is the absolute property of / and must be returned to / Sharpe Bros. / Australia / & New Zealand / Original & Largest / Hygienic Brewers / / Sharpe Bros (signature) Trade Mark / 1928. Impressed at shoulder: Pearson & Co / (Chesterfield) / Ltd / Whittington Moor. Impressed M near the base. Sharpe Bros Australia and New Zealand stopper. Demijohn Sharpes Internal Thread. Tan Top. Black Print. Gallon. 319 mm. 1928
Very Good. Albeit there is a large upside down Y shaped crack/hairline over about 200 mm. Some stain throughout, a lot of which appears to have occurred when the jar was made. A couple of other small manufacturing marks. Also throughout the glaze seems to be tiny flecks of Mica or similar. An unusual earlier Pearsons type. Grade: 7.3 Estimate: $40 - 60
