Lawn Sale Find .... Historical Flask

[Nevadabottles]

Wow very nice bottle, always wanted a civil war one but don't have the money.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

Nice flask I know you didn't pay 600 at a yard sale So what did it set you back? Its a yard sale any price is a good price

 

[imukdiver]

That is a nice looking flak, but I gotta reask what Hemihampton did. Are you sure it's not a reproduction ? The embossing looks like a Czech mold copy and the bottom looks brand new. It doesn't have any wear on it. I'm just asking, really hoping it is real.

 

[hemihampton]

I see lots of old looking flask at Antique stores in brite blue cobalt, orange, yellow, green, all kinds of cool colors, with prices like $10-$20. They can't be real for only 10 or 20 bucks, right? LEON.

 

[Nevadabottles]

In 1960 they made replicas of the civil war flasks, if you were talking about those.

 

[imukdiver]

Maybe that's what is was thinking of the clevenger repros, but didn't a czech glass house also remake the historical flasks ?

 

[sunrunner]

the originals don't look that wavy . I believe it was made to look older then in really is. just my opinion .

 

[antlerman23]

definitely real, at least to these 18 year old eyes it is. I have an iron pontiled scroll flask that has the same "orange peel" texture like this one. And I know mine is real because I saw in-situ pics of when it was dug. Just my 2 cents.

 

[sandchip]

definitely real...

I agree.

 

[sunrunner]

They make repos so well these days ,it's hard to tell with out any provenance .