Sold for A$55
A. Simpson & Son / Trade (Eagle Hawk) Mark / Ealgehawk // R. Montgomery & Co / Melbourne. Base: . / 8643. (Victoria) (late Ern Taylor Collection). Aerated Water. Lamont. Lamont. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 234 mm. 1890s
Good. (6.6). Scuffy and worn. 9 x 4 mm corking bruise inside the back lip. A lot of baby oil inside. 4 x 4 mm impact mark on the back shoulder. Some small deeper pit marks and scratches to the lower back. Solid but needs a good clean up. Although Montgomery & Co were a large and long lived business there aren't a lot of bottles featuring their branding, they were of course general suppliers and not bottle makers themselves. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $100-150
