Lot 571: Old Antique Ginger Beer Bottles

« Back to Sale

Sold for A$103

Four Glass Ginger Beers: 1. Ginger Beer / Zietsch Bros / Trade (ZB Monogram) Mark / Grafton // This bottle / is the property of / Zietsch Bros / Grafton. Base: Modern AGM Monogram / T32. 2. W. J. Thornley / Ginger / (WJT) / Beer / Horsham / This bottle is the property // of W. J. Thornley, Horsham. Base Mark: M771 / 1 / AGM. 3. Phibbs Bros / Albury. / This bottle / is the property of / Phibbs Bros, Albury. Base mark: L728 / M / AGM. 4. Oppy Bros / Brewed / Ginger / Beer / Condobolin // This bottle always remains / the property of / Oppy Bros Condobolin. Base mark: AGM / S74. (New South Wales & Victoria) Ginger Beer Various Machine made. Champagne & Dump shapes. Amber 10 oz. 222 & 172 mm. 1930s

1. Very Good. A bit of wear to outer lip. Scuffed scratch to front base edge. A few surface impact flakes scattered around. Scattered fine scuffs and scratches. Some tiny impact marks and fisheyes. A little high point wear to some of the embossing. Some inner base grime should soak out. We have never sold one of these before. 2. Very Good. Couple of scrape marks to the lip. Deep scratch to left rear shoulder. A few pitted scratches. Some fisheyes, mostly around the base edge. A bit of haze. Scuffs and scratches. Line through the lower embossing near the base is a glass fold from making. A little fine wear to upper embossing. A few tiny nicks here and there. 3. Very Good. Small fisheye to upper lip. Tiny impact or two to base edge. A few scratches. A bit of inner grime will clean out. A little surface dullness near rear base. Nice crisp embossing. 4. Very Good. Very little flake and bruise to inner front lip edge. 5 x 5 mm flake to right base heel. 8 x 5 mm nibbled flake in middle of base has a deep pitted scratch through it over 20 mm, under this is a fracture which goes about 25 mm, all the same mark but different parts of that mark. A couple of other pitted scratches to the heel. A few nibbles to base edge. A bit of high point wear to the embossing. Some light scratches and minor scuffs. Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75
Old Antique Ginger Beer Bottles
Please fill out all the fields marked with *
Looks good!
Please provide your first name
Looks good!
Please provide a valid email address
Phone: 0417 830 939
Call Enquire