CORNUCOPIA - URN, (McK#GIII-14A),
bluish aquamarine, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, and attic quality flask with a 2" potstone crack in
the shoulder. Blown at the Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, NY,
1830-1850.
CHESTNUT FLASK, bright forest
green, pontil scar, 6 7/8"H, applied mouth, a mint bottle
exhibiting some expected usage wear. Blown at a New England Glass
House, 1790-1830, very scarce color.
EAGLE - EAGLE - "KH
& Co. ZO" (on base), (McK# GII-90), aquamarine, smooth
base, quart, applied mouth with ring, a mint flask with a few
patches of light interior haze. Probably blown at a Zanesville
Glass Works, Zanesville, OH, C. 1875, very rare.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-71),
golden olive amber, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint flask with some washable content residue. Blown
at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1830-1850, comparatively
scarce.
(SIX-POINTED STAR WITH ALL
SEEING EYE / "AD" - (SIX POINTED STAR WITH RAISED ARM)
/ GRJA", (McK# GIV-43), brilliant golden amber, early smooth
base, pint, applied sloping collar, mint. Blown at a Stoddard
Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C.1850.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-71),
olive green, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint flask with a shallow tooling mark on the neck. Blown
at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1830-1850, scarce color.
"BALTIMORE" / ANCHOR
/ "GLASS WORKS" - SHEAF OF GRAIN, (McK# GXIII-51), bright
golden yellow with an olive cast, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared
and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at the Baltimore Glass Works,
Baltimore, MD., C. 1850, rare color.
PITKIN-TYPE GERMAN HALF-POST
FLASK, bright olive yellow, 36 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the
left, pontil scar, 6 3/8"H, sheared and fire polished mouth,
mint. New England, probably blown at an early Connecticut Glass
House, 1790-1820.
EAGLE OVER MONUMENT - INDIAN
SHOOTING BIRD, (McK# GII-141), aquamarine, smooth base, quart,
applied mouth with ring, about mint (scattered exterior scratching).
Probably blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, C. 1870, very rare.
Listed as #15 in Group C of McKearin's most desirable flasks.
GIRL ON BICYCLE - EAGLE /
"A & DHC," (McK# GXIII-3), brilliant aquamarine,
smooth base, pint, applied mouth with ring, mint. Blown at the
A & DH Chambers Glass House, Pittsburgh, PA, C. 1870, scarce.
SOLDIER / "BALT, MD"
- DANCER, (McK# GXIII-14), aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, sheared
and tooled mouth, a mint flask exhibiting some scattered usage
wear. Blown at the Chapman's Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore,
MD, C. 1860.
"GENL TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS"
/ CANNON - "A / LITTLE / MORE / GRAPE / CAPT BRAGG"
/ CLUSTER OF GRAPES, (McK# GX-4), aquamarine, pontil scar, pint,
crudely sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. American, probably
blown at the Baltimore Glass Works, C. 1848, scarce.
EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, (McK#
GII-6), greenish aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting some minor wear at the
high points. Blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass House, C. 1825,
rare.
"A / LITTLE / MORE /
GRAPE / CAPT. BRAG" - BALTIMORE MONUMENT, (McK#GVI-1), aquamarine,
tubular pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished mouth,
a mint flask with a manufacturer's pontil chip located directly
underneath the base of the monument. Blown at the Baltimore Glass
Works, C.1830, rare color.
"KEEN - P & W"
SUNBURST FLASK, (similar to McK# GVIII-10), golden olive amber,
pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, about
mint (some highpoint wear and a tiny, skin-deep base edge flake).
Keene Marlboro, Street Glass Works, Keene, NH, 1820-1840.
"SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART) - "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART), (McK# GV-5), light, bright mossy
emerald green, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth,
a mint flask with a somewhat weakened impression in the upper
third as is common to this mold. Blown at the Mount Vernon or
Saratoga Mountain Glass Works, 1830-1850.
EAGLE - EAGLE McK# GII-70),
golden olive amber, pint, pontil scars, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint flask with an inconsequential spot of inner lip
roughness. Blown at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT 1830-1850.
FREEBLON BELLOWS BOTTLE,
clear with white and cranberry loopings, elongated flask form
with applied rigaree, feet, neck rings and body decoration, pontil
scar, 11 3/8"H, applied double collar, mint. American or
English, C. 1860.
HORSE AND CART - EAGLE, (McK#
GV-9), golden olive amber, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask with a somewhat weakened mold impression.
Blown at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1830-1850.
EAGLE - "DYOTTVILLE
GLASS WORKS / PHILADA," (McK# GII-38), deep bluish aquamarine,
early smooth base, pint, crudely sheared and fire polished mouth,
mint. Blown at the Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, PA, C.
1865, scarce.
EAGLE - "LIBERTY"
/ OAK TREE, (McK# GII-60), aquamarine, pontil scar, half-pint,
sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask with some expected
wear at the high points. American, 1820-1840, scarce.
CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE, (McK#
GXII-31), brilliant aquamarine, smooth base, half-pint, applied
mouth with ring, a mint flask in need of a bath in warm, soapy
water. Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, C. 1865.
EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-46),
aquamarine, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and tooled mouth,
a mint flask exhibiting some minor wear at the high points. American,
C. 1840, scarce.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-32A),
greenish aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, crudely sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask with two inconsequential spots of
inner lip edge roughness. Blown at the Louisville Glass Works,
Louisville, KY, C. 1855, extremely rare.
SIX-POINTED STAR WITH ALL
SEEING EYE / "AD" - (SIX POINTED STAR WITH RAISED ARM)
/ "GRJA", (McK# GIV-43), pure olive green, tubular pontil
scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at a
Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C.1850, very rare color.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-93),
yellow, smooth base, pint, applied mouth with ring, about mint
(tiny base edge bruise). Blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, Pittsburgh,
PA, C. 1870, extremely rare color.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-128),
greenish aquamarine, smooth base, half-pint, applied mouth with
ring, a mint flask with some light overall interior hazing. American,
C. 1870, rare. Listed as #21 in McKearin's Group C of most desirable
flasks.
"GRANITE / GLASS / CO
- STODDARD / NH", (McK# GXV-7), light, bright golden olive
amber, jagged tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, an attic quality example with two inconsequential, pinhead-sized
spots of lip edge roughness. Blown at the Granite Glass Works,
Stoddard, NH, 1850-1862.
FREEBLOWN "PINCH"
FLASK, strong bluish aquamarine, pontil scar, 6 ½"H,
flared mouth, about mint (expected usage wear and a skin deep
open bubble at the base edge). Midwestern, probably blown at an
Ohio Glass House, 1820-1840, very rare.
EAGLE - "LOUISVILLE,
KY / GLASS WORKS," (McK# GII-36), aquamarine, smooth base,
pint, applied mouth with ring, about mint (light overall interior
haze and some minor exterior wear). Blown at the Louisville Glass
Works, Louisville, KY, C. 1870.
"M'CARTY & TORRESON
/ MANUFACTURERS / WELLSBURG, VA" - SUNBURST, (McK# GIX-49),
light to medium green, iron pontil scar, quart, sheared and fire
polished mouth, mint. Blown at the M'Carty & Torreson Glass
House, Wellsburg, VA, 1845-1850, a rare bottle that is unique
in this shade of green.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, 24
vertical ribs, deep cobalt blue, pontil scar, 5 ¾"H,
sheared mouth with applied threaded pewter closure, mint. Blown
in the European Alpine Region, C. 1720, very rare.
CHESTNUT BOTTLE, pale olive
green, pontil scar, 8 3/8"H, crudely applied collar, about
mint (small, skin deep open bubble just above the base edge).
Blown at a New England Glass Works, 1790-1830.
"SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ LOCOMOTIVE - "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD" / LOCOMOTIVE,
(McK #GV-1), brilliant aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, sheared
and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at the Lancaster Glass Works,
Lancaster, NY, C. 1850, scarce.
"SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART) - "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART), (McK# GV-5), deep olive amber, jagged
tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, a
mint flask with just a whisper of wear the high points. Blown
at the Mount Vernon Glass Works, Mount Vernon, NY, C. 1840.
"LIBERTY" / EAGLE
- "WILLINGTON / GLASS, CO / WEST, WILLINGTON / CONN"
HISTORICAL FLASKS, (McK# GII-62), bright yellow green, smooth
base, pint, sheared mouth, about mint (pinhead-sized base edge
flake and some minor exterior wear). Blown at the Willington Glass
Works, West Willington, CT, 1860-1873.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, clear
olive green, 30 vertical ribs, pontil scar, 6 3/8"H, sheared
and tooled mouth, about mint (minor exterior wear and some interior
haze). American, probably blown at a 18th century South Jersey
Glass House, rare.
"NEW LONDON" /
ANCHOR / "GLASS WORKS" - EAGLE, (McK# GII-68), bright
golden amber, early smooth base, pint, applied double collar,
mint. New London Glass Works, New London, CT, C. 1870, rare color.
Ex. Merritt Vanderbilt Collection, purchased from Charles Gardner
in 1956.
BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GIII-19), bright, light forest green, cylindrical, pontil
scar, quart, sheared and fire polished mouth, an attic quality
bottle with a hard-to-find radiating potstone in the shoulder.
Blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene, NH 1820-1840,
scarce mold, rare color.
"SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART) - "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART), (McK# GV-5), bright forest/olive
green, jagged tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint flask with just a whisper of wear the high points.
Blown at the Mount Vernon or Saratoga Mountain Glass Works, 1830-1850.
BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GIII-16), golden olive amber, cylindrical, pontil scar,
pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at the Keene
Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene, NH 1820-1840. Purchased from
Ed and Kathy Gray.
SUNBURST FLASK, (McK# GVIII-3),
bright, light olive yellow, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask with a fin of excess glass at the
mold seam . Blown at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1815-1850,
scarce.
"THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
/ BUST OF WASHINGTON , (McK# GI-47), bright medium green, iron
pontil scar, quart, applied doughnut-style collar, a mint flask
retaining some washable content residue. American, probably blown
at the Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1845-1855.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, bright
yellow amber, 24 ribs swirled to the right, 5 ¼"H,
sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting the expected
usage wear. Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, golden
yellow amber, 24 vertical ribs, 4 7/8"H, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting the expected usage wear.
Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, bright
golden yellow with an olive cast, 24 vertical ribs, 4 1/2"H,
sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting the expected
usage wear. Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, bright
golden amber, 24 vertical ribs, 5 1/2"H, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting the expected usage wear.
Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, bright
yellow amber, 24 ribs swirled to the left, 4 5/8"H, sheared
and fire polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting the expected
usage wear. Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
CHESTNUT BOTTLE, light yellow
olive, pontil scar, 5 3/8"H, crudely applied mouth, a mint
bottle with some extra glass and silica adhered to one side at
the base edge. Blown at a New England Glass Works, 1790-1820.
CHESTNUT BOTTLE, light olive
yellow, pontil scar, 6 1/2"H, crudely applied mouth, a mint
bottle with several bands of light interior haze. Blown at a New
England Glass Works, 1790-1820.
EXPANDED MOUTH SCROLL FLASK,
(McK# GIX-42), bluish aquamarine, tubular pontil scar, half-pint,
sheared tooled and expanded mouth, mint. Blown at a Pittsburgh
District Glass House, C. 1830, unique. Ex. Wayne Ayers and Norman
C. Heckler Sr.
"LIBERTY" / EAGLE
- "WILLINGTON / GLASS, CO / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN",
(McK# GII-61), brilliant blue green, smooth base, quart, applied
double collar, an attic quality flask with an in-manufacture fissure
following a string of amber glass across the base. Blown at the
Willington Glass Works, West Willington, CT, 1860-1873, rare color.
SUNBURST FLASK, (McK# GVIII-5),
moss green, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished lip,
badly cracked in the lower third. Blown at the Pitkin Glass Works,
Manchester, CT, 1815-1830, rare.
I PATTERN MOLDED GLOBULAR
BOTTLE, deep amber, 24 ribs swirled to the left, pontil scar,
7 3/8"H, outwardly folded mouth, a mint bottle exhibiting
the expected usage wear. Midwestern, probably blown at the Zanesville
Glass Works, Zanesville, OH, 1820-1840, rare size. Ex. Jack Whistance.
"LIBERTY" / EAGLE
- "WESTFORD / GLASS / CO / WESTFORD / CONN", (McK# GII-65),
deep olive green, early smooth base, half-pint, applied double
collar, about mint (natural mouth roughness and some exterior
wear). Blown at the Westford Glass Company, Westford, CT, 1860-1873,
comparatively scarce.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-71),
golden olive amber, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint exhibiting some minor wear the high points. Blown
at the Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1830-1850.
BLOWN THREE-MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GII-28), light to medium sea green, square with beveled
edges, pontil scar, pint, flared mouth, cracked. Blown at the
Keene Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene, NH, 1820-1840, scarce.
Ex. Roland Sallada Collection and pictured on Plate 5 in "Keene
and Stoddard Glass" by Pappas and Lane.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, olive
green, 36 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the left, pontil scar, 6
7/8"H, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at a
New England Glass Works, 1790-1820.
PATTERN MOLDED GLOBULAR BOTTLE,
light, bright golden yellow with an olive cast, 24 ribs swirled
to the left, pontil scar, 9"H, outwardly folded mouth, mint.
Midwestern, probably blown at the Zanesville Glass Works, Zanesville,
OH, 1820-1840, rare size and color.
HORSE AND CART - EAGLE, (McK#
GV-9), clear moss green with an olive tone, pontil scar, pint,
sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at the Coventry Glass
Works, Coventry, CT, 1830-1850.
(SIX-POINTED STAR WITH ALL
SEEING EYE / "AD" - (SIX POINTED STAR WITH RAISED ARM)
/ GRJA"", (McK# GIV-43), golden olive amber, tubular
pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask
with just a whisper of wear at the high points. Blown at a Stoddard
Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C.1850.
CORNUCOPIA - URN, (McK# GIII-8),
light olive green, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, mint. Blown at a New England Glass Works, 1830-1850.
CHESTNUT BOTTLE, bright yellow
amber with a strong olive cast, tubular pontil scar, 8 3/4"H,
crudely applied mouth, a mint bottle with some exterior wear.
American, probably blown at a Mid-Atlantic States Glass House,
late 18th century, rare color.
PATTERN MOLDED FLASK, bright
yellow amber, 24 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the left, pontil
scar, 5"H, sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask
exhibiting the expected usage wear. Midwestern, 1820-1840.
SCROLL FLASK, (McK# GIX-10),
medium to deep blue green, tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared
and fire polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting some minor exterior
wear. American, 1840-1860, scarce color.
"WILL YOU TAKE / A DRINK?
/ WILL A / (motif of duck) / SWIM?," (McK#GXIII-28), bluish
aquamarine, smooth base, pint, applied mouth with ring, about
mint (mint exterior wear and dullness). American, probably blown
at the Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, C. 1860, scarce.
"JENNY LIND" /
BUST OF JENNY LIND - "FISLERVILLE GLASS WORKS" / GLASS
FACTPRY," (McK# GI-107), light to medium yellow green, pontil
scar, quart calabash, applied sloping collar, about mint (small
shallow base bruise of nominal consequence). Blown at the Fislerville
Glass Works, Fislerville, NJ, C. 1860, very rare color.
"TRAVELER'S / (eight
pointed star) / COMPANION" - "RAVENNA / (eight pointed
star) / GLASS CO.," (McK# GXIV-3), golden yellow with an
olive tone, pontil scar, pint, crudely applied mouth, a mint flask
with some top-of-lip crazing lines. Blown at the Ravenna Glass
Co., Ravenna, Ohio, C. 1865.
PATTERN MOLDED POCKET FLASK,
deep aquamarine, 22 vertical ribs, deep aquamarine, pontil scar,
4 ½"H, sheared and fire polished mount, a mint flask
exhibiting the expected usage wear. American, probably blown at
a Mid-Atlantic States Glass House, late 18th century.
PATTERN MOLDED POCKET FLASK,
medium blue green, 24 ribs swirled to the left, pontil scar, 6
¼"H, sheared and fire polished lip, a mint flask exhibiting
the expected usage wear. Blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1815-1840,
scarce color.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-83),
brilliant olive amber, tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared and
fire polished mouth, an attic quality flask with two interior
open bubbles that retain some contents residue. Probably blown
at the Granite Glass Company, Stoddard, NH, 1847-1860.
PATTERM MOLDED GLOBULAR BOTTLE,
aquamarine, 16 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the right, pontil scar,
9"H, applied inverted tapered collar, a mint bottle exhibiting
light overall usage wear. American, probably blown at a Pittsburgh
District Glass House, C. 1840.
PATTERN MOLDED CHESTNUT FLASK,
deep aquamarine, 25 ribs swirled to the right, pontil scar, 8
7/8"H, applied blob-style collar, about mint (spotty interior
haze). American, probably blown at a Midwestern Glass House, 1820-1840.
PATTERN MOLDED CHESTNUT FLASK,
deep aquamarine, 16 ribs swirled to the right, pontil scar, 8
5/8"H, applied double collar, about mint (tiny base edge
potstone bruise). American, probably blown at a Midwestern Glass
House, 1820-1840.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (GII-40),
deep aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished
mouth, a mint flask with a few wisps of light interior haze. Blown
at the Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, PA, 1830-1838.
EAGLE / "PITTSBURGH
/ PA" - EAGLE, (McK# GII-106), bright yellow amber, smooth
base, pint, crudely applied mouth, a mint, attic quality flask
with numerous crazing lines at the junction of the neck and the
applied mouth. Blown at a Pittsburgh District Glass House, C.
1865.
EAGLE / "PITTSBURGH
/ PA" - EAGLE, (McK# GII-104), bright forest green, early
smooth base, quart, crudely applied mouth with ring, mint. American,
blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, C. 1865, a scarce, better than
normal color for this mold.
"BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GIII-16), clear olive green, cylindrical, tubular pontil
scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint, barn found
bottle in need of a bath. Blown at the Keene Glass Works, Keene,
NH 1820-1840.
"SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART) - "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"
/ (MOTIF OF HORSE AND CART), (McK# GV-5), light, bright moss green,
pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, a mint flask
with a somewhat weakened impression in the upper third as is common
to this mold. Blown at the Mount Vernon or Saratoga Mountain Glass
Works, 1830-1850.
"WASHINGTON" /
BUST OF WASHINGTON - "JACKSON" / BUST OF JACKSON, (McK#
GI-31), clear golden amber, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, mint. Blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass
Works, Keene, NH, 1830-1850.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, clear
olive green, 16 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the right, pontil
scar, 5 5/8"H, crudely sheared and fire polished mouth, a
mint flask exhibiting some usage wear. American, mid to late 18th
century.
CORNUCOPIA - URN, (McK# GIII-7),
clear, brilliant green, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, a mint flask with a pinhead sized spot of lip
edge roughness. Blown at the Keene Glass Works, Keene, NH, 1830-1850,
rare color.
EAGLE - EAGLE, (McK# GII-24),
brilliant yellow green, tubular pontil scar, pint, sheared and
fire polished mouth, a mint flask exhibiting some wear at the
high points. American, 1840-1860, rare color.
(SIX-POINTED STAR WITH ALL
SEEING EYE / "AD" - (SIX POINTED STAR WITH RAISED ARM)
/ GRJA", (McK# GIV-43), brilliant golden amber, tubular pontil
scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at a
Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C.1850.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, clear
olive yellow, 36 ribs swirled to the left, pontil scar, 4 3/4"H
x 3 3/8"W at widest point, sheared and fire polished mouth,
a mint flask exhibiting some minor wear at the highpoints. New
England, probably blown at a Connecticut Glass Works, 1790-1820,
an unusually small Pitkin-type flask.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, gold,
36 ribs swirled to the left, pontil scar, 6 5/8"H, sheared
and fire polished mouth, mint. New England, probably blown at
a Connecticut Glass Works, 1790-1820
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, clear
olive green, 36 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the right, pontil
scar, 5 3/8"H x 3 1/2" at widest point, sheared and
fire polished mouth, a mint bottle with a small manufacturer's
pontil flake or tool mark. New England, probably blown at a Connecticut
Glass Works, 1790-1820.
"GENERAL WASHINGTON"
/ BUST OF WASHINGTON - "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA"
- "ADAMS & JEFFERSON JULY 4 A.D. 1776" - "E.
PLURIBUS UNUM" - EAGLE - "T.W.D.", (McK# GI-14),
aquamarine, pontil scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth,
shallow 1/8" inner mouth flake. Blown at the Kensington Glass
Works, C. 1826.
"LOUISVILLE" -
"GLASS WORKS" SCROLL FLASK, (McK# GIX-6), light, bright
yellow green, iron pontil scar, quart, sheared and fire polished
mouth. Blown at the Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, KY, C.
1855, a scarce flask in a very rare color.
EAGLE - MASONIC (McK# GIV-5),
bright yellow green, pontil scar, pint, sheared and tooled mouth,
a mint flask exhibiting some minor exterior wear. Blown at a New
England Glass House, 1815-1830.
ADAMS - JEFFERSON, (McK#
GI-114), golden amber, pontil scar, half-pint, sheared and fire
polished mouth, mint. Blown at a New Hampshire Glass Works, 1830-1850.
PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, pale moss
green, 36 ribs, ribbed and swirled to the right, pontil scar,
5 1/8" H, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. New England,
probably blown at a Connecticut Glass Works, 1790-1820.
(SIX-POINTED STAR WITH ALL
SEEING EYE / "AD" - (SIX POINTED STAR WITH RAISED ARM)
/ GRJA", (McK# GIV-43), golden olive amber, tubular pontil
scar, pint, sheared and fire polished mouth, mint. Blown at a
Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C.1850.
