Sold for A$97
J D K Z. Around heel: This bottle is the property of The Traders Bottle Co. Ltd. Base Mark: T. B. Original labels: Bottled in bond under customs supervision / Blended Spirits / 75% Australian / 25% Hollands / Gin / (Anchor) / Bottled by / Harbottle & Co. Pty. Ltd. / Melbourne / Australian gin produced in Australia / Hollands gin made by John de Kuyper & Son, Rotterdam. // PROOF. (Victoria) Spirits Gin Applied top, tooled finish. Amber. 30 oz. 263 mm. 1920s
Excellent. Black mark next to label initially looks like a crack, but is a texta mark on the surface only. Nibbled impact flake to one of the letters near the base edge. Some scuffs and scratches. A little grime. Labels are good, a bit discoloured in places. Quite an unusual bottle with the Melbourne Traders details embossed, also being amber and an early applied top, this is very unusual and very hard to get. Harbottle had a range of bottles, I haven't seen this label before though. Grade: 8.2 Estimate: $40 - 60
