Sold for A$170
Australian Mineral Water Works / Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition / (Queen Victoria) / MDCCCLXXXVII / Trade Mark / Registered / S. Albert. Fordsburg // The Niagara Bottle / Barnett & Foster / Makers / London. N. Base Mark: A. (South Africa). Aerated Water. Codd. Applied top. Niagara style patent with four tear drops. Aqua. 13 oz. 226 mm. 1880s
Excellent. (8.1). Little patch or two of inner dirt, this should soak out. Little nibbled impact mark to left of embossing on the seam. A few fisheyes. Some scratches and the odd scuff mark. Lovely example overall. The Adelaide International Exhibition embossed on the bottle was in 1887. Stephano Albert based his Australian Mineral Water Works in Fordsburg, Johannesburg in 1898, it traded for 52 years until 1950 when it was taken over by Coca Cola. . Estimate: $100-150
