Sold for A$330
John Ryan / Excelsior / Mineral Water / Savannah GA // Union Glass Works / Phila / This bottle / is / Never Sold. Base: "Sand" pontil scar. (USA). Aerated Water. Cork Stoppered. Dump with sloping shoulder. Applied top. Cobalt Blue. 8 oz. 180 mm. 1850s
Fair. (5.9). Polished. 9 x 3 mm bruise in the lip. 10 x 3 mm deep gouge and bruise at the end of the word Works. Base has big chips of 25 x 7 and 8 x 8 mm plus a lot of other smaller marks. Quite a bit of deeper wear and pitting remains. Still looks ok on the shelf. Classic early American Soda. Estimate: $25-50
