need help identifying captayne john smith purple flask

[onegroovydude]

Can anyone help me identify this. I got it with some other bottles. It says: CAPTAYNE JOHN SMITH - SOMETYMES GOVERNOR OF VRIGINIA. On the back side it shows a ship and says: THE GOOD SHIP SUSAN CONSTANT - AMERICA'S 350TH BORTHDAY. I have come to the conclusion that it's from 1957. Can anyone give me any further information. Thanks. Good information. Not 2 to 5 word answers, like I get from most forums. Thanks, Travis

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[cyberdigger]

Looks like a Clevenger Bro's repro to me, but I'm just guessing.. I'm curious about it, nice one!

 

[onegroovydude]

I typed in ever possible arrangment of words I could, and couldn't find one thing. Not even on here. Was there an original of this or something?

 

[cyberdigger]

I guess your holding it! []

 

[onegroovydude]

I'd be hard pressed to say Clevenger, as their copies are hardly as accurate as this. The picture of 'Ole Captayne John is perfect. There is also no markings on the bottom, suggesting repro. Anybody know? Anyone? Have I stumped everyone?

 

[woody]

Looks like it is a commemerative flask for the 350th anniversay of the colony of jamestown, va.

 

[onegroovydude]

That's what I thought. I'm just wondering how many people have them? Is there thousands of this bottle floating around? Is it one of those bottles people pass up everyday at a flea market, unless it's under a dollar? Is it rare? How many people on here own it, or desire it? Things like that.

 

[woody]

It looks like something they may have sold in their museum and had especially made for the occasion.

 

[onegroovydude]

I searched the forums here, under every possible wording I could and couldn't find anything on it. So would I be a fool in assuming that it's rare? Also, because it's not from the early 20th century, could it still make it valuable, and desirable? Do you know of anyone on here that has one, or has ever mentioned it before in the forums, where I could cross reference it? Thanks, Travis

 

[woody]

It may be considered rare in terms of they're not many of them made.
I doubt if it would be valuable to the collector of historic flasks, being that it looks to be modern made.
It was probably made in 1957, the 350th anniversary of the colony of Jamestown, va.