Sold for A$20
1. Marchant & Co / Trade (Wheel) Mark / Registered / Australia. Base Mark: (Reversed S). 2. E. Rowlands // Please / Replace The Stopper / Bottle Not Complete / Without It. Base Mark: R. 3. G. H. Bennett / (G. H. B Within a Flag) / Richmond // Please / Replace The Stopper / M. G. B. W. Co. Base Mark: B. 4. P. G. Dixon & Co. / Melbourne // Refilling / Illegal. No base mark. Label: 'Crystal' / Lemonade / Trade (Crossed Cs in a Diamond) Mark / The Real / Lemon Flavour / Bottled Only By: / Crystal Cordial Co. / Sale. . Aerated Water. Internal Thread. Shouldered cylinder. Applied top. Aqua. 26 oz. 257 - 260 mm. 1900s+
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Little chip to front lip. 6 x 4 mm chip to inner right lip. Some spots of wear around the lip. Some inner dirt and possible very light haze. Tiny nick to heel. Inclusion below the trade mark has a very fine halo bruise associated. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Scuffs and scratches scattered around, including some wear to the embossing in places. Nice, crude variation. 2. Good. Has a plain stopper in place. 50% of the upper and inner lip is chipped over the right half. Little nibbled impact to upper left lip. Burst, dirty bubble to lower right across the seam. Slightly fractured airbubble to rear base edge. Some scuffs and scratches. A few small fisheyes and impact marks. Couple of flakes to the embossing and some other spots of nibbled wear. 3. VG. No stopper. Some inner dirt should soak out. Couple of dull patches of wear to lower rear. Small spot or two of rust. Scuffs and scratches scattered around. A bit of really light surface wear to the embossing. A decent example of this early variety. 4. Good. Plain stopper in place. Stopper is firmly stuck in place. Grimy internally. 17 x 11 mm bruise to outer front lip. 5 x 3 mm chip to front heel. Light scuffs and scratches scattered around. The label is discoloured and grimy, this looks original to the bottle, as in Crystal repurposed this bottle for their own use in the 1930s or 1940s. Very interesting. Estimate: $40-80
