Sold for A$290
John Dutton's / Specially / Prepared / Stone Ginger Beer / First / Quality / Crown Works, Con M. Manchester. // Regd. 252,585. (United Kingdom). Tobacciana. Match Striker. Wall mounted vesta holder and match striker shaped like a sample sized ginger beer! All tan with black print. 126 mm. 1900s
Very Good. (N/A). Initial inspection showed this to be Mint. However, the rear hanging loop looked glazed where the rest of this bare line down the back was unglazed, which got me to thinking that something wasn't right. I still can't tell from the front, but it looks like this has been repaired in this section, which makes sense as it is a weak point. If I look carefully I can just see a line about 15 mm down from the top which I reckon is where the repair is. A few scratches and minor marks. An amazing advertising item, we have never sold anything like this before. Essentially display as Mint and is great overall, I have not given this a numerical grading though due to the loop repair. Estimate: $100-150
