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M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 5:50:45 PM   
whiskeyman


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        These flasks were hand blown  at various glasshouses in the style of Henry William Stiegel. Each is unique and pontilled. Some were blown at Pairpoint Glass and some at other glass houses. Many are etched on the bottom...MMA.

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 5:51:25 PM   
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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 5:52:03 PM   
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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 5:52:34 PM   
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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 10:07:05 PM   
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emerald green, pontiled, hand blown

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/16/2007 10:58:41 PM   
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This amethyst Thin Ribbed Swirl Flask was made for MMA by Joe Hamon and is featured in their 1993 catalog. Joe began working with glass in his father's glass factory at the age of 7. Joe's father, Orville Hamon, entered the glass blowing business in 1917, working for Kanawha before starting his own company, Scott Depot Glass.
 
Joe Hamon had contracts with the MMA, Washington Cathedral and the Smithsonian. He retired at the end of 2000 and turned off the gas valve at his glass company in Durango, Colorado. His son and daughter, Tim and Cheryl, are third generation glassblowers. Perhaps the tradition will continue as Cheryl's son, Andy, learns the trade.




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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/18/2007 5:41:53 PM   
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Here's another Hamon flask made for the MMA.






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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/18/2007 5:47:42 PM   
whiskeyman


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Status: offline 		BOTTLENUTBOY...can't be exactly certain, but your flask is possibly a Clevenger Bros. repRo... and definitely not MMA.

One very similar to yours was described as an early poison flask and sold quite high....it, too, was pontiled.
My Clevenger is NOT pontiled, but is otherwise identical....and it is possible the earlier Clevenger examples were pontiled. Not enough known at this time....gonna snoop around and see if I can find any additional info..
Unless someone else may have any input that can establish its identity/maker.

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/18/2007 5:50:22 PM   
whiskeyman


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Status: offline 		Another MMA flask....These are very well made and attractive flasks...Definitely a collectible for the Future.






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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/18/2007 6:44:14 PM   
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quote:

definitely not MMA.


well thats sort both a relief and a let down....thought i had it all figgered out....but maybe its not a repro?

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/18/2007 9:50:44 PM   
whiskeyman


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Status: offline 		SPENCER...I'll take some pix of my Clevenger alongside an MMA flask. That way, you can make a better comparison...

Generally speaking, the MMA flasks are smaller & more delicate...even though ALL the glass artisans were following in the tradition established by Stiegel.

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 3:41:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		This little MMA flask sure does glow brightly under UV blacklight.  :-)




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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 3:44:49 PM   
tncgal


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Status: offline 		I thought I'd share a few pontil marks.  Notice the Pairpoint and MMA etched names.  The other MMA is very difficult to see!




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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 3:46:26 PM   
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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 3:50:30 PM   
tncgal


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This is not marked MMA and is a smooth bottom, no pontil scar.
I'm still researching the maker for this type.
They do add interest to my collection, though.

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 3:52:27 PM   
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This is not marked MMA and is a smooth bottom, no pontil scar.

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 4:06:48 PM   
tncgal


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Status: offline 		Not a flask, but this little MMA perfume sits proudly in my collection.




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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 4:08:29 PM   
tncgal


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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/19/2007 9:32:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		this isnt an expert opinion or anything....but i am going to say that those two "non- M.M.A." flasks are clevengers because while doing some research on mine i saw one in a nice shade of ice blue(?) sporting that "straight looking (rather than slightly flared)" sheared top

BTW my emerald one is pontiled it is either a "chipped pontil" or an open pontil that the middle of the glass didnt break loose like it was supposed to...

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RE: M.M.A. Flasks - 4/20/2007 1:36:12 AM   
whiskeyman


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Here's 6 MMA signed flasks.........





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