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Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 4:51:26 PM    JustGlass   Posts: 1149 Joined: 7/22/2005 Status: offline I ran accross this pint flask the other day at a antique shop. It had a really low price for this type flask and said as is. Well my brother was shocked when I looked it over and found a hairline crack and still made the purchase. This crack is only visable when bottle is tipped at a certain angle. I love this type flask and having the Stoddard N.H. embossing made me want it even more. Im not sure if I would ever purchase one in good condition because I tend to keep my bottle buys under $100.00 and am not ready and may never be ready to be a big spender when it comes to bottle collecting. My brother and I have gotten to the point in collecting where we don't buy damaged bottles. I broke the rules and this one will be displayed with my best. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 4:53:43 PM    JustGlass   Posts: 1149 Joined: 7/22/2005 Status: offline . Attachment (1) (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 2

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 4:54:17 PM    JustGlass   Posts: 1149 Joined: 7/22/2005 Status: offline . Attachment (1) (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 3

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 4:55:33 PM    JustGlass   Posts: 1149 Joined: 7/22/2005 Status: offline I hope this crack doesn't take off on me. If it does my brother will never let me live it down. Attachment (1) (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 4

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 5:00:09 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline I wonder if Hxtal would stabilize it? _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 5

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 5:10:08 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9278 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline I could live with that if it let me have one on the shelf! _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 6

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 5:41:56 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Who cares what your brother thinks about it. Its sitting on your shelf, not his. I think you did great. I wouldn't hesitate to put a great looking flask like that on my shelf for less then a $100. You did great in my book. Swiz  (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 7

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 6:28:04 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 2508 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline OK, does it leak water if ya fill it up? If not, then she's worthy of the shelf! That's my rule: If it will still do the job as intended, it's still a good bottle. Heck, that crack has prolly been there since it was 2 weeks old! Gorgeous. You'd be a dummy for NOT taking it home! _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! Oh Well...... (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 8

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 7:00:41 PM    JustGlass   Posts: 1149 Joined: 7/22/2005 Status: offline It holds water and doesn't leak. Seem like the cracks that like to enlarge themselves come from potstones and I don't see any here so thats a plus. Final price I paid was $85.50 (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 9

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 7:20:51 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline Good buy !! I would have been scairt to put water in it myself, as temp changes usually create cracks... Other variants of this flask GII-82 have Granite Glass Co on the reverse. (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 10

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/6/2010 8:00:49 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 2508 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: whiskeyman Good buy !! I would have been scairt to put water in it myself, as temp changes usually create cracks... Other variants of this flask GII-82 have Granite Glass Co on the reverse. Yes, I personally would fill a large glass with water and let it come up to room temp right beside the flask. _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! Oh Well...... (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 11

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/7/2010 12:14:16 PM    idigjars Posts: 1767 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline Nice bottle. I just bought this same flask last week. They have everything going for them. Congrats on your new bottle. Paul _____________________________ I collect and buy Antique Canning Jars I collect & buy Piso Cure bottles in odd colors + advertising items (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 12

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/7/2010 1:18:28 PM    buzzkutt033 Posts: 1284 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline for what it's worth........ i'm with Gunther on this one. i'd think there are several methods to stabilize that crack. so many times we find flasks with scratches or cracks due to their use. most times flasks were laid on the table and slid back and forth. jim < Message edited by buzzkutt033 -- 7/7/2010 1:19:31 PM > (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 13

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/7/2010 2:50:36 PM    surfaceone Posts: 5742 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey JustGlass, Picture me about this shade with envy. A very handsome score! (in reply to JustGlass) Post #: 14

RE: Stoddard Flask Find - 7/8/2010 12:58:45 AM    junkyard jack   Posts: 318 Joined: 3/23/2009 Status: offline Even with the hairline, that is one nice looking flask! (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 15

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