Sold for A$520
Pioneer Works / Campbell St / Sydney // Registered / (PAW within a Shield) / Trade Mark. Around heel: J. Ross // Bottle Maker. No base mark. (New South Wales). Aerated Water. Patent. Hutchinson Patent. Applied top. Aqua. 6 oz. 172 mm. 1880s
Excellent. (8.4). Listed in David Jones "Thirsty Work" on page 643, bottle 3 as rarity A. With J. Ross half cut off at the bottom, looks like a mould from another bottle has been utilised. No wire stopper in this one. Inner neck has some pretty extensive annealing splits from making. Slightly wonky crude inner lip is from making. Tiny impact nick or short scratch to heel. Inner base dirt, this will soak out. Some minor scratches and one or two very fine scuff marks. Great example of a rare bottle. Estimate: $300-400
