Flask, Powder
- Object Name:
- Flask, Powder
- Object ID:
- 1995.529.05
- Creator:
- Hawksley, G. & J. W.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Sheffield, England
- Date:
- 1830-1870
- Description:
- Powder Flask. Violin-shaped copper body with attached separate brass charger. Adjustable mechanism on charger spout marked "2 1/4, 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 3". Spring arm on charger controls opening and closing of flask. Maker's stamped mark on base of charger: "G & J.W. HAWK[SLEY] / SHEFFIELD". Four lanyard rings on body with green cloth shoulder strap. Body embossed with hunting motif on one side and flower motif on other side.
- Material:
- Metal
Copper
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-3.2 L-8.4 D-1.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Hunting, Powder flasks
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