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Help with a freshly dug flask - 6/24/2003 10:23:25 PM    Vaughn   Posts: 8 Joined: 1/14/2003 From: Onnalinda, Pennsylvania - USA Status: offline Hi! I have a flask which was freshly dug today and I could use some help in identifying the historical background. The bottle is clear (6 fl. oz.) with the description ' WARRANTED FLASK" embossed on the front panel. The bottle has an an applied double collar, which was crudely applied. What I find interesting , and of course stumps me, is that there are two evenly spaced raised mold seams on both sides of the bottle (3/8 " ) that converge to about 1/8" on the shoulder where they disappear at the point the top was tooled. Also the bottom, which is wobbly, has a raised mold seam that appears to be connected to the raised side seams. Anyway, does anyone know what a WARRANTED FLASK is and where it fits in bottle history? And does anyone have info on mold seams? I have found lots of info on tops and bottoms, but nothing about mold seams and their relevance, if any, to bottle making I have a digitial camera ordered so when it arrives and I have figured out how to use it, I will post a picture. Thanks! Post #: 1

RE: Help with a freshly dug flask - 6/26/2003 4:37:12 PM    Guest Hi Vaughn. The flask you are describing is known as strap sided flask. What appear to be " wide seams" are not really seams, but are simply part of the body of the flask. The true seam runs along the edge of the " strap" and can be very hard to detect. Of course, I am saying this without actually seeing the bottle, but I think I' m safe in my identification, as there are quite a few of these guys around, ranging from 1/4 pint to a quart. I believe the " WARRANTED" is another way of saying guaranteed to contain the amount embossed on the bottle. I deduce this from identically shaped flasks embossed " GUARANTEED FULL PINT" or 1/2 pint, etc. They can also be embossed " REGISTERED FULL PINT" etc. I' m not sure when they were first produced, but I' d guess in the late 1880' s-1890 (?). I' ve also seen machine-made versions, which means they were produced after the turn of the century. (1900 that is...) They are usually assumed to have contained whiskey, but I imagine there were occasional other uses such as household chemicals and polishes. I hope this helps. Send us a picture, and keep diggin' ! Andy (in reply to Vaughn)   Post #: 2

RE: Help with a freshly dug flask - 7/2/2003 9:35:01 PM    Vaughn   Posts: 8 Joined: 1/14/2003 From: Onnalinda, Pennsylvania - USA Status: offline Andy: Thanks for the help. based on some of the other bottles found at the dig, I believe the bottle is a whiskey flask. When I master the use of the digital camera, I will post a pic. As an aside, there isn' t any volume amount embossed on the bottle, I used a liquid measuring cup to determine the amount of liquid the bottle held. (in reply to Vaughn) Post #: 3

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