Has anybody seen this one

[Jeffsteph803]

Picked it up for cheap but I’m unsure what it is and how old.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Nice find! It looks like a hip flask, although it's quite small for one of those unless you have a huge hand. I don't remember ever seeing anything quite like it before. There were also pill bottles that used to be shaped like that but they were much smaller.

 

[Jeffsteph803]

What do you think the value is?

 

[bubbas dad]

nice find. i love odd shaped bottle like that

 

[martyfoley]

Yes, I dug one of those many years ago in a river that was part of a dam disaster. Many homes were destroyed leaving behind many 1850, 60s artifacts. The disaster was in 1874 in Williamsburg, MA. The flask is round bottomed and thin so it can easily slide into your back pocket. An amber corker. Probably a $10-$15 dollar bottle due to its shape. If it had embossing would be worth more no doubt. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Patagoniandigger]

It seems an odd medicine bottle to me.

 

[Jeffsteph803]

Thanks for all of the information!

 

[sandchip]

I agree that it's a pocket whiskey flask, much like the Biningers, Whartons and Klines. Although it has a cork stopper now, it appears to have a ground lip and originally took a screw cap, probably of aluminum.

 

[American]

Pumpkin seed flask

 

[sandchip]

Pumpkin seed flask

Similar but not quite. Pumpkin seed flasks have a base on which they will stand.