Sold for A$60
1. J. McCarthy & Co // Rum Bottle. Smooth base. (Sydney, New South Wales) 2. J. T. Lake / Adelaide. Base Mark: A. (South Australia) 3. Sisely & Whinham / Kangaroo Island / Oil of Eucalyptus. Base mark: H. (South Australia) 4. Medical Hall / Broken Hill. Base Mark: M. (New South Wales) 5. Catarrh // Nasal Balm / Dr. Williams' / Medicine / Co. Ltd. / Proprietors / Sydney // Cold in Head // - //. Smooth base. (New South Wales).. Miscellaneous. Bottles. 1. Square. Tool finished top. Aqua. 4 oz. 2. Applied top, spun finish. Aqua. 2-3 oz. 3. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 2 oz. 4. Applied top, spun finish. Ice Blue. 4 oz. 5. Amber bottle with straight neck. 2 oz. 1. 166 mm 2. 129 mm 3. 133 mm 4. 138 mm 5. 107 mm. 1900s-1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Some light haze. 20 x 5 mm shallow sliver to lower body near base edge on one blank side. 9 x 4 mm nibbled flake below one of the base edge corners. Another base edge corner is a little nibbled. Some rust. Some inner dirt which will clean out. Some light scuffs and scratches. Lovely deep colour and lots of bubbles in this example. 2. VG. Inner rear neck has a patch of annealing fractures, this is from making. A little bit hazy in places. Scuffed patch to front shoulder. Tiny nick or two to base edge. Some light scratches and minor marks. Lake was a champion shooter who had his own gun shop in Adelaide, this bottle would have contained gun oil. The first we have sold. 3. VG. Hazy throughout. A little rust. A few scratches and scuffs, but nothing major. 4. VG. Stained throughout, possibly a little bit of surface etching. Discoloured scuff mark to lower rear near the corner. Tiny nick to front right shoulder. Scuffs and scratches scattered around including a few deeper patches. Shallow surface bubble to inner front. 5. VG. Hazy throughout. Little nibbled mark to right base edge. Some scuffs and scratches. Estimate: $50-100
