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Four Internal Threads: 1. W. Woodroofe / Trade (Spinning Top) Mark / Registered / Norwood / S. A. // This bottle is the property / of / W. Woodroofe / Please Replace / Stopper. Base: 1917 / A. (South Australia) 2. Hop Beer / Marchant & Co / Trade (Wheel) Mark / Registered / Australia // M. G. B. Co. Base Mark: X. 3. Frankston Springs Co. / Reg. / Trade (F. S. Co within a Circle) Mark / Melbourne // Please Replace / Stopper / This bottle is the property / of / G. H. Elliot / & cannot be legally used / by others. Base Mark: F. S. Co. 4. Clark & Co / The Mark (C with a Lark/Bird) of Quality / Fern Tree Gully. Base: Very large A.G.M. Wooden Marchant stopper. (Victoria) Aerated Water Internal Thread Shouldered type. Aqua. Marchants has Applied top, the rest spun finished. 26 oz. 262, 257, 259 & 256 mm. 1900s-1920s
1. Good. 20 mm chip along the upper right and rear lip. Crate wear across embossing, the D of Woodroofe is chipped to upper half, actually looks like a nibbled burst bubble. Some fisheyes, scuffs and scratches. A few nicks under heel. 2. Very Good. Some pitted scratches to upper left. Patch or two of grime should soak out. Small surface bubble or two. Some scuffs and scratches. 3. Very Good. Some inner water type stain will soak out. Little nick to upper lip edge, another to outer lip. A few fisheyes. Some scuffs and scratches. A few minor nibbles and marks to the embossing. Little flake to inner base heel. Quite a good example. 4. Fair. Polished. Lip has been ground down to remove a chip. Grinding work at top left of embossing to remove a chip or flake as well. Another ground chip near rear shoulder. Burst bubble to mid left. Filled burst bubble to right of trade mark, the resin has yellowed. Resin at bottom of birds legs as well, this may have been a chip. Crate wear across embossing. Flake to front left base edge. A few impacts and fisheyes. Scuffs and scratches. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
