Sold for A$45
Frankston / Springs Co / Trade (Serpent) Mark / Melbourne. No base mark. (Victoria) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Four way pour Dobson style patent with four dimples. Aqua. 13 oz. 243 mm. 1890s
Good. Oiled. Stained and dull throughout. Deep wear around one of the rear dimples. Front shoulder has deep wear across it, the left lower part of neck groove has a section of very deep wear as well. Impact flake in rear neck groove. Scratches throughout, there are some scattered fisheyes. A bit of general body wear, not deep like the mentioned patches earlier though. Good embossing, the trade mark is very heavily embossed, and the embossing only has minor high point wear. Hard to get in this early style with the rounded edge rectangle around the trade mark. Grade: 6.2 Estimate: $50 - 75
