Lot 748: Six Broken Hill Crown Seals: 2 x Adams; 3 x Shelley; 1 x Eastman. (New South Wales)

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1. F. W. Adams / Broken Hill. Around heel: This bottle is the property of F. W. Adams, Broken Hill. Base Mark: (Modern AGM Monogram) / V41 / 1. 2. Shelley / (E within a Shell) / Broken Hill. No base mark. 3. J. Eastman & Co / Broken Hill. Base: AGM / A186. 4. F. W. Adams / Ginger / Beer / Broken Hill. Base: (Modern AGM Monogram) / H180. 5. Shelley / Phone 141 / Broken Hill / (Shell with a large E). Base: AGM / M87. 6. Shelley / Phone 141 / Broken Hill / (Shell with a large E). Base: AGM / M87. (New South Wales). Aerated Water. Crown Seal. 1. Machine made. Ribs around shoulder and lower body. Clear. 10 oz. 2. Machine made. Clear. 10 oz. 3. Dump. Seam through lip. Amber. 10 oz. 4. Dump. Spun finished top. Clear. 10 oz. 5. & 6. Machine made. Amber. 10 oz. 212, 222, 170, 188, 172 & 168 mm. 1920s - 1950s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Stained throughout, this is etched as well. 7 x 4 mm angled crack to rear shoulder. 12 x 4 mm bruise to upper left lip, opposite lip has a slightly smaller example. Little surface fracture below the crown. Couple of patches of pitted wear. Tiny flake to rib near front base. Some scuffs and scratches. 2. Good. Hazy throughout. 4 x 2 mm nibbled surface bruise to inner left lip, in fact on claser inspection a 10 mm fracture comes from this along the upper lip which is really hard to see. 14 x 2 mm glass pull to the rear from making, this is part lump and part flake. 7 x 3 mm bruise to right of trade mark, a smaller example above this. Some nibbles and impacts around the base edge. Some spots of surface rust. Couple of small patches of wear. Little fisheyes and impacts. Yucky, sticky grime below the lip. Some scratches and scuffs to be found. Unusual bottle which you don't see for sale very often. 3. Good. Hazy throughout. 10 x 6 mm chip to front lip crown. 10 x 4 mm chip to rear lip crown. Below this to the lower lip is a nibbled flake over about 10 x 8 mm, with some nibbling to upper neck below this. 7 x 4 mm chip to front base edge. Plenty of fisheyes and impact marks. Crate wear across the embossing. Scuffs and scratches. 4. Fair. 20 mm crack to right lip. Assoiciated 15 x 8 mm bruised and nibbled section to inner lip. 7 x 10 mm chip to left base edge. Little flake to front base edge. 8 x 5 mm flake to right heel, small bruise to inner heel from this. Little flake to rear heel. Little bruise to lower rear neck. Stain down the inner left. Some little impacts. Scuffs and scratches scattered around, these are a little pitted around the shoulder region. 5. Good. Inner dirty stain down the rear, this will likely soak out. Wear, fisheyes and impacts around the lip. Some nibbled impacts and fisheyes around the base edge as well. Actually, fisheyes and impacts around the body as well, with a small surface bruise or two. Plenty of scuffs and scratches as well. 15 mm surface fracture to front upper body, this is very shallow and looks a bit like an annealing mark for making. 6. VG. Dull patches of stain, largest is to right upper body, but there are some others scattered around as well. Little pitted impact to lower rear. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Some scratches and the odd scuff. A little high point wear to some of the embossing.. Estimate: $50-80
Six Broken Hill Crown Seals: 2 x Adams; 3 x Shelley; 1 x Eastman. (New South Wales)
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