Sold for A$45
Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / (Shield) / Registered 6 January 1880 / (Miner & Farmer) / (Coat of Arms) / Trade Mark. Base: Codd's / Patent. (Victoria). Aerated Water. Codd. Codd original or one way pour. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 232 mm. 1880s
Fair. (5.7). Polished. Crud stuck below the lip, this will clean off. Minor work to top of lip to lessen fisheyes and the like. Some other hand preparation work evident around the bottle. Pitted inner chamber from the marble. 8 x 5 mm discoloured bruise to lower front right on the trade mark. Flake to upper front above the trade mark. Plenty of fisheyes and impact marks remain. Has been pretty rough prior to the polish. Embossing is rounded and flat in places. Estimate: $75-100
