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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.008
Creator:
Lancaster Glass Company
Place of Origin:
Lancaster, NY
Date:
circa 1849
Description:
Flask. Colorless blown and molded glass; pint size; flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front and reverse: "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD" embossed on panel around horizontal profile of left facing steam locomotive on railroad tracks. Ribbed vertical mold seams on sides. Rough pontil mark on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-6.8 W-4.5 D-2.3 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Railroads, Liquor
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