Sold for A$40
1. JKB & Co // Utica // Hop // Bitters. Smooth base. (Blogg, Melbourne, Victoria) 2. Bitters / (Winged Hand holding a lit taper with Sun behind) / Gippsland / Hop Bitters / Co // 1884 // TT & Co // Hop. Smooth base (Gipps Land on bottle). (Victoria). Spirits. Bitters. Semi-cabin shape. Applied top. Aqua. 20 oz. 235 & 239 mm. 1880s - 1890s
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Stained, has a little surface etching in places. Burst bubble to mid Utica panel. Another small open bubble or two. Little nick or two. Little impact to heel. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Some scratches and the odd little scuff mark. Interesting bottle from J. K. Blogg of Melbourne. 2. Fair. Polished. Remains dull. Upper lip has been ground down. Remains of chip to front lip. 10 x 5 mm bruise to left lip. 8 x 7 mm bruise to heel from an inclusion. Open bubble to inner base. Two deep nibbled chips to edge at lower rear. Another smaller example to another edge. Pitted patch or two. Some scuffs and scratches. Patch of deep wear to front base edge, another to lower rear. Estimate: $25-50
