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Six Ginger Beers: 1. Starkey / Starkey's / (Star and Key) / Brewed Ginger Beer. Potters stamp: R. Fowler / Sydney. 2. (Crown) / Schweppes / To / H. M. / The King. Potters stamp: Bourne / 11 / Denby. 3. Brewed / Ginger Beer / Tooth & Co / Trade (Rearing Horse) Mark / Invicta / Limited // R. Fowler / Sydney. 4. J. T & J. Toohey Limited / Trade Mark / (Stag / Seated Deer) / Sydney. Potters stamp: Mashman / Chatswood. 5. Thompson Bros / Hartshorn Pottery / Burton.On.Trent. 6. Wolstenholme's / Trade / (WAWC Monogram) / Mark / Aerated Water Co. Impressed: Mauri Bros & Thomson / Sydney. Ginger Beer Various Various 170, 170, 168, 175, 173 & 169 mm. 1860s - 1910s
1. Very Good. Glaze wear around upper lip. 9 x 9 mm flaked chip to right base heel. Chip type mark under base is from making. Scratches to be found. Grimy. A few glaze nicks. A few glaze misses. 2. Excellent. Very fine surface wear to upper lip. 20 mm fine glaze hairline to the shoulder. Scuffed surface scratch down front left. Some other fine scuffs and scratches. Small glaze miss or two. Some fine spots of surface wear. Lovely looking bottle in this reddish colour. 3. Very Good. Some grime. Small glaze flake to upper left lip, another just through the glaze to outer left lip. Left shoulder has a nibbled flake and some wear, there is a small nibbled flake above this as well. Two small glaze flakes to left and below the badge. Some scratches. Very crudely made with glaze misses and little dips scattered around. 4. Fair. Small chip to rear upper lip. Kiln kiss to front lip and shoulder. Crack starts from making lump to upper rear, curves up to the shoulder towards the front then down through the right side of the badge to near the base then curves back up again. This is wide at places and has some nibbles in places. 23 x 1 mm flat chip under right base edge. Small flake near potters stamp has a hairline from it along base edge. Hairline from the crack goes above the badge as well. Some rust stain. 5. Good. Thin band of glaze wear around upper lip. Little scrape of wear to lower lip. A few spots of wear around the shoulder. Some wear around the base edge. Small flake below the potters stamp. A bit of glaze wear to the body. A few glaze flakes to lower body. 6. Very Good. Some wear and glaze flakes around the lip. A bit of grime. 25 mm horizontal hairline below the right lip. Couple of glaze flakes to lower front shoulder. Glaze miss to rear base edge. Some lumps to the body have glaze wear to them. A few glaze nicks and some scratches. A bit of spotty discolouration. Grade: N/A Estimate: $70 - 100
