Sold for A$160
Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Ballaarat / Trade Mark // Trade Mark / Rd on the sides under each of the side grooves. Base: Dan Rylands / Maker / Reliance / Patent / Barnsley. (Victoria). Aerated Water. Codd. Applied top. Reliance Patent with a lug to each end of the chamber. Aqua. 10 oz. 249 mm. 1880s
Very Good. (7.3). Polished. Some pitting remains all around. Wear to the embossing in places. Some haze and stain inside. Crude manufacturing fold in the top of the cross pinch on one side. Embossing is nice and strong. Estimate: $150-250