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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1975.081.10
Creator:
Apollo Silver Company -- Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Date:
circa 1898
Description:
Pocket Flask. Silver. Hammered surface with blank smooth rectangle on front for engraving. Screw cap held by a silver ring and hinge mechanism. Cap lined with cork. "APOLLO SILVER CO" stamped on back of hinge, in sans-serif letters, incuse. Soldered side seams.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Cork
Dimensions:
H-8.125 W-4.75 D-1.125 inches
Provenance:
Part of a collection of objects from J. Wall Wilson (1831-1900), who was from New York and had a summer house in Bristol, NH. His son, Edward "Ned" S. Wilson (1862-1933), was the founder of Camp Pasquaney, which opened in 1895. Items given by Camp Pasquaney in 1975.
Credit Line:
Gift of Camp Pasquaney
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