specialising in South Australian antique bottles
LAMONT PATENTS |
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fbh made lbm north adelaideNice condition no obvious chips or cracks some wear $20 |
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6 oz ed resch wilcanniaRoss bros. Earskinville made Lamont some wear and pitting other wise good and hard to find $25 |
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10 oz ed resch wilcanniaRoss bros. Earskinville made Lamont some wear and pitting other wise good and hard to find exposed air bubble on base $10
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b.t.moore norwoodMinor lip chip and some light staining has had a light oil sold
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J eastman lamontEarly Eastman Broken Hill lamont patent, staining and pitting sold |
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fbh small w h moyle pt pirie Small sized WH Moyle tip top Lamont patent,harder
to find FBH 00 base a couple available
$25 |
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w h moyle pt pirie Small mountain trade mark Lamont patent, a couple
available condition varies starting from
$8 to $20 |
Bottle maker John Lamont patented a closure for bottles using an ebonite bullet and rubber seal around the 1870's. During the 1880's he improved the patent by using a glass stopper to reduce breakages and make the stopper lighter
South Australia has some interesting Lamont patent type bottles. The Pt Augusta Brewery used a 6 and 10 oz Lamont with a glass marble stoper, both Crowder, Hygeia and J Ladd have glass stopper variants of their Lamonts