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sloughduck

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sloughduck...I haven't seen that many Larsons so not really qualified to comment from just a picture, but they appear to be Larson flasks, and on a par with Stiegel as to quality.

The vaseline flask looks like an MMA repro...Metropolitan Museum Of Art. They marked all their repros with an etched/scratched MMA on the base..easily done and barely noticeable and that others making repros should do.
It is also easily ground &/or polished off, so not a total deterrent. [:mad:]
 

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I had MMA's before,this flask has no markings,it does have a heavily ground and polished base.I gave $19.00 for it and underblack light it sparkles,so I'll keep it.
ORIGINAL: whiskeyman

sloughduck...I haven't seen that many Larsons so not really qualified to comment from just a picture, but they appear to be Larson flasks, and on a par with Stiegel as to quality.

The vaseline flask looks like an MMA repro...Metropolitan Museum Of Art. They marked all their repros with an etched/scratched MMA on the base..easily done and barely noticeable and that others making repros should do.
It is also easily ground &/or polished off, so not a total deterrent. [:mad:]
 

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I live about 5 miles from the old Steigel Glassworks. Maybe I can get permission to dig there privies.[:D]
 

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sloughduck...it's probably worth 3 times that.

These have been discussed before > MMA >

see post#12

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