Sold for A$55
Bashew Bros. / Brewed Ginger Beer / Trade / (American Flag) / Mark / Capetown / Searle & Chapel Sts. / Barnett & Foster, London. Stopper marked: Bashew Bros / Trade / (American Flag) / Mark / Capetown. (South Africa). Ginger Beer. Lightning Stopper. Two tone, chocolate top, off white body. Black print. Lightning Stopper. 10 oz. 212 mm. 1900s
Excellent. (8). 4 x 2 mm glaze flake to upper lip, another little nick or two. Little glaze flake to top of left lug to lip. Stopper has some flaking to the edges and discolouration, and a bit of wear. Wire is rusty. Little nick to rear shoulder. Crude marks and making splits under base. There are some scratches to be found. A little surface rust near front base edge. Whilst we have sold one of these in Auction 61, this example is somewhat different. It is still a South African bottle bearing an American flag made by a British company, so remains a unique example of a truly international bottle! Estimate: $100-150
