specialising in South Australian antique bottles

rarity guide

A under 5 known

B under 10 known

C under 20 known

D common well over 20

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Always looking for bottles from South Australian companies, prefer items to be clean and with no damage

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date of issue	colour	type of bottle & closure	aditional comments	rarity
1910	green	R/Sl sandblasted 'society limited'	round pattern	C
	green	C/S sandblasted 'society limited'	round pattern	A
	green	C/S sandblasted 'society ltd'	round pattern	B
1911	green	R/S embossed 'society/society'		D
	lt green	R/S embossed 'society/society'	very light pale green	B
	kahki	R/S embossed 'society/society'	kahki amber	A
1912	clear	gin embosed kenttown society	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring	A
	aqua	gin embossed kenttown society	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring	A
	green	R/S sandblasted 'company ltd'	round pattern	C
	green	C/S sandblasted 'company ltd'	round pattern	C
	green	R/S embossed 'company/society'		D
	green	R/S embossed 'company/society	reverse 'N' company on side	A
	green	C/S embossed 'society/society'	long neck	B
	green	C/S embossed 'company/society'	long neck	D
1913	green	R/S embossed 'company/company'		D
	green	R/S embossed 'company/company	reverse 'N' company around base	C
	green	R/Sembossed 'company/company	reverse 'N' company on badge on side	A
	green	C/Sembossed 'company/company	long neck	D
	green	C/Sembossed 'company/company	extra long neck	A
	green	C/S embossed 'company/company	long neck reverse 'N' company around base	A
	green	C/S embossed 'company/company	long neck reverse 'N' company on badge on side	A
1914	green	C/S sandblasted 'co op coy' wording	Square pattern	B
	green	R/S sandblasted 'co op coy' wording	Square pattern	A
1916	aqua	brandy 26 oz southwark coy wording	ring seal	B
	aqua	gin kent town coy wording	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring	A
	aqua	gin southwark coy wording	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring	A
	clear	gin southwark coy wording	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring	A
	aqua	gin southwark coy wording	inner lip for glass stopper & cork ring misspelt wording 'ABEL'	A
	green	wine kent town coy wording	cork mouth	C
	green	wine southwark coy wording	cork mouth	C
	green	wine southwark coy wording	cork mouth misspelt wording 'ABEL'	A
	clear	whiskey kent town coy wording	cork mouth	A
	aqua	whiskey kent town coy wording	cork mouth	A
	clear	whiskey kent town coy wording	cork mouth	A
	aqua	whiskey kent town coy wording	cork mouth	A
	clear	whiskey southwark coy wording	cork mouth	C
	aqua	whiskey southwark coy wording	cork mouth	C
1918	green	pint size claret 'southwark coy'	ring seal	A to B
	aqua	pint size claret 'southwark coy'	ring seal	A
	aqua	pint brandy 'southwark coy'	R/S embossing often weak at bottom	C
1919	clear	crownseal	long neck hand finished top	A
	amethyst	crownseal	long neck hand finished top	A
	aqua	crownseal	long neck hand finished top	D
	clear	crownseal	short neck machine finished top	B
	amethyst	crownseal	short neck machine finished top	A
	aqua	crownseal	short neck machine finished top	B
	aqua	crownseal	short neck hand finished top	A
	green	claret 26 oz	ring seal	A to B
1920	green	crownseal	short neck	C
	dk amber	crownseal	hand finished top green amber to pale amber	B
	amber	crownseal	machine finished top	D
	amber	crownseal	reverse 'N' on badge on side	A
	amber	crownseal	reverse 'N' on company around base	A
	green	crownseal pint size	embossing often week at bottom	D
1921	amber	wine southwark coy	cork closure hand finished top	A
	amber	wine southwark coy	cork closure machine finished top	B
	clear	whiskey southwark coy	cork closure machine finished top	B
	amber	crown seal pint	hand finished top	A
This information was taken from a rarity guide created in 1995 rarities may have changed since then please contact me to discuss any pickaxe related questions you may have, regards Paul