2016 Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Auction & Rare Number Plates
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c1920s Cast Iron Furphy Water Cart End with tap (80cm dia.)
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The 1920 Furphy Tank end is the first one to have the hieroglyphic type writing.
It is in Pitman`s Shorthand and says…………
WATER IS THE GIFT OF GOD, BUT BEER IS A CONCOCTION OF THE DEVIL. DON`T DRINK BEER.