This is a early historical flask that I bought this spring,GI-96 this side is a profile of Ben Franklin and the other side a profile of DR.Thomas W. Doytt,this historical flask was made around 1824 at the Kensington Glass Works,Phila.The number GI-96 is from the book American Glass, Geo L. and Helen McKearin you can find this book at most librarys,,Thanks for looking
This is GV-6 SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD is from around the 1840s, blown at a glass works in Coventry ,Conn.this flask is hand blown in a mold,the Franklin flask was hand blown in a mold,this flask and the Franklin flask both have an open pontil on the base Thanks for looking,,Dave Hall,Alton,IL
This is a large cathedral pickle jar from the 1870s,it was found in the Mississippi river,near St Louis MO.,a friend found it a few years ago when the Mississippi river was at it lowest in recorded times,he found this and 19 other pickle jars this size in a large wooden barrel, a lady before him pulled 30 of these pickle jars from the same barrel,this jar is semi hand made,the large body of the jar is machine made the top or the smaller part of the jar is hand made and 13 inches tall,Thanks for looking!!! Dave Hall,Alton,IL.