Sold for A$110
1. Rosella Preserving Co. / (Rosella on Branch) / Limited / 13 ozs. No base mark. (Victoria) 2. Smith & Lambert / Highett / Railway Station / Moorabbin / Victoria. Smooth base. (Victoria) 3. Rosella Preserving Co. / (Rosella on a Branch) / Limited / 6 1/2 ozs. Base: M. (Victoria) 4. Cawsey Menck & Co. No base mark. (Victoria) 5. Tomato Sauce // Lackersteen's in an indented line around the shoulder // Lackersteen and Co / Sydney / This bottle is the property of / Lackersteen & Co Sydney. Base Mark: L. (New South Wales) 6. Sample / of / Longmore's / White Crow / Tomato / Sauce. Base Mark: M. (Victoria). Household. Sauce. Various 248, 246, 185, 222, 225 & 173 mm. 1900s - 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Stained with some swirled surface etching. 5 x 3 mm flake to seam at upper right. Burst bubble to front upper right, this has had some resin inserted at some stage. Near the front left base edge are a few nibbled impact marks. Milky bubble to mid rear, this is reaosnably small. Pitted impact to mid rear. Some fisheyes and impacts scattered around. Series of short, pitted scratches down the rear as well. 10 mm angled crack to lower right rear. Small flake to front above the embossing has been filled with resin. 2. VG. Hazy throughout. A few short pitted scratches. A few nicks. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Some scuffs and scratches as well. Minor wear to some of the highpoints of the embossing. Nice colour. 3. Good. Hazy. 3 mm fracture to right lip edge. Small surface butterfly bruise to lower rear neck. Upper rear body has a 5 x 5 mm bruise, next to this is a 14 mm crack. Tiny bruise to upper left seam. Scuffs and scratches scattered around, but nothing overly deep. 4. VG. Has been oiled internally with some minor associated grime, doesn't look like it needed an oil in the first place? Couple of minor nicks to the heel. Couple of small nibbled impacts to the embossing. A bit of grime externally. A few scratches and minor marks. A nice, earlier variation with just the one line of writing. 5. EXC. Has been oiled internally with some minor associated grime, doesn't look like it needed an oil in the first place? A few minor scratches and marks. Lovely colour with variable tones. 6. VG. 15 x 4 mm flake along the upper front left lip, but this is quite shallow. Little flake to outer rear lip. Little flake to outer front lip. Really little bruise to lower front lip to the right. A bit of light surface haze in places. Some light scratches and marks. Lovely colour, a decent example.. Estimate: $80-150
