Sold for A$1,250
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 one shoulder below the Reliance Patent groove. Base Mark: Dan Rylands / Maker / Codd's / Patent / Barnsley. (Victoria) . Aerated Water. Codd. Hybrid? Well, it is a conmbination of the traditional codd's patent and the reliance patent groove in the other side. Aqua. 10 oz. 242 mm. 1880s - 1890s
Good. (6.8). Polished. Well has had haze removed but quite a deal of pitting and the like remains around the bottle, heaviest around the top part of the trade mark. 4 x 3 mm impact mark to the side between the teardrop Codd patent indents. Top of the lip has been smoothed over slightly and there is a 3 x 3 mm chip remaining to the outer lip on the pictorial side. A few small fisheye type marks around the base and the lip. Solid bottle. Unique style and seems to be Rylands adding the Reliance patent groove to their regular Codd mould to try it out. Estimate: $2000-3000
