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Market House Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 10:14:50 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Does anyone know if this is a repro? Hand blown, Amber, Flask strongly embossed with a horse and carriage and dog on one side and a glasshouse with cart and man carrying barrel opn the onther side. It is embossed Market House / Meadville PA. It has a Pontil Attachment (1) < Message edited by epgorge -- 9/30/2008 6:07:33 AM > _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 10:16:07 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline It has a fire finish. Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 2

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 10:17:00 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline   Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 3

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 10:20:04 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline I do know Meadville had Belgian glass blowers working at glasshouses between 1882-1895. A place called Market House, a commercial market place, was renovated in Meadville in the 1970's and I wonder if this was a commemorative piece. I would have thought it would have said that, however. Thanks for any help. As you can see it was strongly embossed. Joel Attachment (1) < Message edited by epgorge -- 9/29/2008 10:21:56 AM > _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 4

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 4:03:00 PM    capsoda Posts: 7912 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Joel, I keep sayin that I am not an athority on flasks but I do seem to recall seeing some of those before. They are not repros but one time runs from the 70s. Plus the embossing sticks out a little to far for and old one. It is a very good looking flask though and  should have pretty good value if it is a one time run flask. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 5

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 5:32:35 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Hey Cappy, Long time no see. Thanks for the info!! Probably, a one time celebrant piece from the Meadville PA, Market House renovation. It is certainly a quality piece a production. Nicely finished. It was brought to me to buy. I am not buying much right now (exception - VT glass), especially flasks I know nothing about. It came with another bottle I am curious about.  That one has the appearance of an early piece, as it has a nice globby, applied lip. It has too many oblonge bubbles for me to believe it is not an Italian, Spanish, Mexican, etc produced piece which came out of the later part of the 20th century. Picture attached. I told him to put them on EBay to sell them. Joel Attachment (1) < Message edited by epgorge -- 9/30/2008 6:10:20 AM > _____________________________ (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 6

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 5:39:41 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline That isn't dust you see in the lip opening. It is zinc or some type of metalic alloy that was pressed into the groove where the applied glob meets the long pull of the neck. Attachment (1) < Message edited by epgorge -- 9/29/2008 5:41:00 PM > _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 7

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 5:42:13 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline op Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 8

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? - 9/29/2008 5:44:26 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Any info on this would be appreciated as well. He also wanted to sell this one as well. Joel Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 9

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 9/30/2008 6:38:30 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline According to PA Historical Places and Museums, the Meadville PA Market House is PA State's oldest, continually running Markethouse. There was a second story added to it in 1917 which houses art but no mention yet of a glass house. Anyone know any more about this flask? Joel < Message edited by epgorge -- 9/30/2008 6:39:29 AM > _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 10

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 10/7/2008 1:16:39 PM    KentOhio   Posts: 732 Joined: 9/13/2004 Status: offline I think it's from the 70s too. I saw one sell on ebay for, I think, around $150.00 (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 11

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 10/7/2008 6:06:15 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Thanks Brian, I beginning to think I had left the post in the wrong place or I am persona non grata. It is a nice flask. I would buy it myself but if it is that much I owe it to the fella to put it out to auction. It is a beauty. Bill Lindsey thinks it too bold a strike to be of era so it most probably is a one time run and probably a celebrant of the Market House. So what new finds have you to brag about Brian? I really, really liked that Hickey. Knew a Reverend Hickey once! Well, its off to work so I will see you on the ridges. Joel Fenn Rutland VT Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to KentOhio) Post #: 12

RE: Market House Meadville Flask? - 10/7/2008 6:57:05 PM    kungfufighter   Posts: 174 Joined: 2/18/2005 Status: offline Hi Joel!  Meadville flask is (to my eye) definitely not of 19th century manufacture.  The other bottle is, of course, a DECK SWEEPER! _____________________________ www.jeffnholantiquebottles.com www.noordsyantiques.com (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 13

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 10/7/2008 6:57:56 PM    kungfufighter   Posts: 174 Joined: 2/18/2005 Status: offline Nice Fenn bottle! _____________________________ www.jeffnholantiquebottles.com www.noordsyantiques.com (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 14

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 10/8/2008 12:25:19 AM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Did I sense a bit of Vermont dry humor there or do you really think it is a deck sweeper? I know lately, there have been some rather bold opinions about bottles being deck sweepers on eBay. I like the Tried and True "Fenn"! Here is one you don't see everyday. Dr. E.K. Smith Poultney Vermont.  We had a Dr. Elisha Smith but he dates to 1812. This bottle is clearly 1880-ish. Good to hear from you Jeff. Thanks for chiming in. Attachment (1) _____________________________ (in reply to kungfufighter) Post #: 15

RE: Market Place Meadville Flask? correction - 10/10/2008 9:41:33 PM    epgorge Posts: 2422 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline We will let the market decide. I listed it for the guy on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150302935546&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 Good luck to anyone bidding on it! Joel _____________________________ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 16

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