Sold for A$35
1. Clifton // - // Springs // - // Mineral // - // Water // - //. No makers marks (Victoria) 2. Jeremy & Pearsons // Aerated Waters. No base mark. (UK) (late Ern Taylor Collection). Aerated Water. Maugham. 1. Eight-sided body. Applied blob top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Wider bodied Maugham. Applied square collar top. Aqua. 10 oz. 222 mm. 1860s - 1880s
N/A. (N/A). Repaired. Top has been replaced and a large chunk of the neck on one side has been rebuilt. A long line of glue has dripped down across the word Clifton. Scuffs and wear. Decent shelf example of a scarce and unusual bottle. 2. Good. About half the lip has chips and nibbles down to about 3 mm. Dull throughout with scuffs and scratches. Nice crude and strong embossing. Good early maugham. This is one of a handful dug in Geelong by early diggers and thought to be a local bottle for a while but these are in fact a UK import. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $80-120
