Sold for A$270
McLean Bros & Rigg / Melbourne // Mason's / Patent / Nov 30th / 1858. Base: 589 or S89. (Victoria). Household. Jar. Masons type screw top jar. Thin ground lip. Aqua. Quart. 176 mm. 1890s
Fair. (5.4). Very rare or even unique in this variation, smaller print and different back embossing to the previously recorded examples. 85 mm crack from the lip down the back running between and just below the MA of Masons. 10 x 9 mm butterfly shaped bruise around an inclusion just near the M of Mason's. Shallow chips and nibbles around the ground lip. A bit dull throughout. Two big inclusions at the base edge but no faults around them. A few other smaller inclusions through the glass but also without faults near them. Very unusual and rare jar, shows very well from the McLean Bros & Rigg embossed side. Estimate: $50-100
