Sold for A$520
W. Wright / Mineral Water Manufr / Long Eaton // Rylands Acme / Patent / Sole Maker / Dan Rylands / Barnsley // Trade Mark / rd on each shoulder under the side indents. Smooth base. Label from Meurant, Yackandandah. Soda Water. (UK AND Victoria?) Aerated Water Codd Acme Reliance Patent. Blue Lip. Aqua. 10 oz. 215 mm. 1890s & 1930s
Excellent. Bottle is scuffy. Has some pitting and wear. Label is faded to one side and worn and marked. Now here's the thing. The Yackandandah factory was still using marble bottles in to at least the 1940s or early 1950s. In the 1970s crates of bottles were sold with Meurant labels and those bottles were from all over Australia and New Zealand. So while it is unusual for a UK bottle to have this label it seems like it is just one of these that has somehow found its way to Australia in the early 1900s and then after years of use has ended its useful life in a crate at Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia. Grade: 8 Estimate: $100 - 150
