Sold for A$40
J. Hempsted & Co / Trade / (Fancy Soda Syphon and Patent Bottle) / Mark / Queensland // Lamonts (Hand holding bottle) Patent / Trade Mark. (Around base) John Lamont Maker Glasgow. Base: 2968 / Offset arrow. (Queensland). Aerated Water. Lamont. Lamont. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 223 mm. 1880s
Good. (6). Polished. Impact flakes around lip. Heavy inner lip wear. Heavily pitted impacts and flakes around the lower body and base edge. Plenty of remains of fisheyes and impact marks around the body. Embossing is quite flat in places, though the main embossing is not too bad. Still has some inner haze. Has been oiled. Seems to be harder to get in this John Lamont made style. Estimate: $20-30
