Sold for A$1,250
Edwards / Patent / E. Breffit & Co Aire // & Calder Bottle Works. Base Mark: (Dot). Original cap in place. (United Kingdom) (Late Kingsley Durdin Collection). Aerated Water. Patent. Applied top. Flat Foot Hamilton with Protruding Lower Body Ring. Aqua. 10 oz. Original cap in place. 240 mm. 1880s
Near Mint. (9). What a bottle! A little grime and dirt which will soak out. Little nick to outer lip. Original cap device has one of the three clamps separated. Upper part of the stopper has a different layer which has deteriorated, you can just make out that this also had Edwards written on it! Some fine annealing marks below the lip from making. One or two scratches and the odd fine scuff mark. May have been oiled internally at some stage. Great example of this most unusual patent, only the second we have sold, but the only one with the original cap and in such great condition. This is from the late Kingsley Durdin collection. Estimate: $300-500
