Sold for A$70
1. Marchant & Co / Registered / (Wheel) / Trade Mark / Australia. No Base Mark. 2. Marchant & Co / Trade (Wheel) Mark / Australia // Lamonts / (Hand Holding Bottle) / Patent / Trade Mark. Around Heel: John Lamont // Maker Glasgow. Base Mark: (Symbol).. Aerated Water. Various. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 215 & 232 mm. 1880s - 1900s
N/A. (N/A). 1. EXC. A little discoloured surface grime in places should soak out. Tiny impact nick to front left shoulder. Fine 3 x 4 mm fisheye near front base edge. A few short scratches. Brilliant embossing, just one tiny mark to the R of Marchant, otherwise it is as made. One or two little making splits to lip. A very nice example, these are a lot harder to get in this small size, and come in a number of variations. 2. VG. 5 x 3 mm nibbled flake to upper left lip, there is some other nibbling around the lip edge. A little hazy, this has been oiled internally. Crudely made, some chipping and flaking to the upper neck occurred prior to the lip being applied over these marks. Annealing marks around this join as well. M of Mark has a nibbled flake. A few little fisheyes and impact nicks. Some scuffs and scratches. A little high point wear to some of the embossing. This would be one of the earliest bottles used by Marchant.. Estimate: $60-100
