Sold for A$10
Dew of / Ben Nevis / This bottle always remains / the property of / Richard Wootton / Sole Agent for N. S. W. Base: AGM / S. 276. (New South Wales). Spirits. Whisky/Whiskey. Shouldered cylinder. Machine made. Amber. 26 oz. 302 mm. 1920s
Fair. (5.8). 5 x 3 mm impact mark on top of the back left lip and from this is a curving crack running about 25 mm down to the lower part of the back top. Otherwise the bottle looks great with light scuffs and scratches. Good embossing. Unusual one, Richard Wootton was apparently at the Hotel Doncaster in Kensington with advertising relating specifically to these bottles appearing in 1925/26. Estimate: $20-40
