Sold for A$45
Crystal Springs / Trade (Crystal Fountain) Mark / Ginger Beer / Works, / 191 Market / St. East. / P. O. Box 3567. / Johannesburg. / Aerated Water Co. Ld. Potters Mark: (HOPE). (South Africa). Ginger Beer. Cork Stoppered. Two tone, tan top, off white body. Black print. Dump. 10 oz. 170 mm. 1900s
Excellent. (8). Glaze hairlines to the lip. Tiny nick to outer front left lip. Discoloured patch to front shoulder. Little nick or two to the shoulder. Glaze hairlines to lower body, slightly discoloured near the HOPE potters stamp. A few nicks to base edge and a small glaze flake or two. Lovely example, can't say I have seen many bottles with a PO Box listed on them, as for the HOPE potters mark, this is not one I am familiar with. GB number 108 from E. Lastovica's South African Ginger Beer book Estimate: $30-50
