The mckearin historical flask groups historic glasshouse. Known widely as the bottle king, michael polak has been a passionate collector, historian and bottle hunter for more than 40 years. Ive seen many halfpint and pint warranted flasks, though. There are currently 55 available items for sale at the antique bottle depot. Liquorspirits bottles society for historical archaeology. A clear strapsided flask with a round slug area embossed the same as the listing title, under warranted over flask. New listing warranted flask half pint a very little clouding. Antique bottle, warranted flask, 7 ounce, whiskey flask. Antique warranted flask bottle strap whiskey liquor embossed clear glass collectible.
Antique bottle, warranted flask, 7 ounce, whiskey flask, clear glass, cork closure, collectiblea wonderful antique 7 ounce warranted flask. The flask may date from 1870 1890, but the exact date is unknown. A personalized flask makes a fun and memorable gift for any occasion. It is embossed on the front warranted flask and is clear. Like with all collectibles and antiques, good advice is always to buy the book before the bottle. Feb 03, 2020 i am an antique bottle collector, and my favorite part of collecting these old bottles is the old stories that come with them. Flasks, medicine, liquor, stomeware, fine dishes, pottery, decorative arts, coasters, screens,scrolls, items of.
They can be found pretty much all over the country. Strap side union oval flasks without the embossing warranted flask, full measure. Here offered is a big and heavy 2 full pounds of glass. This bottle is from around the 1860s to about the 1880s. I am an antique bottle collector, and my favorite part of collecting these old bottles is the old stories that come with them. Look closely at the mold seam and where the lip meets the bottle. Old one, glass one with the words warranted flask, union made embossed on the side. Perhaps the most obvious key to age is the mouth of the bottle. The star motif has been used in a multitude of ways over many years, being just a decorative device on some bottles, or actually standing for a company. It is about 6 12 inches tall, 2 34 wide and 1 inch to 1 12.
More cool stuff to be found the only other embossing is on the heel. Antique and vintage warranted flask glass liquor bottle. Antique bottle, warranted flask, whiskey flask, clear glass. After reading this true story about a bottle sold on ebay as told to me, youll make sure you get an accurate appraisal for your bottles before selling them. Most bourbons and ryes had a tax strip seal over the cap up through 1985. December 1999 questions digger odell bottle price guides. Peper shows the base markings of one of the jobbers of flasks in nyc in the 1880s period. American whiskey bottles historical american glass.
Collect and share wine data easily with bottlebooks. This book is the source of information on figured flasks and contains by far the most. Warranted flask steves collectibles 9 12 inches tall, very light green bottle nice bubbles, no chips or cracks, located 30 years ago in early massachusetts farm dump. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Set of 3 antique glass flask bottles 14 oz warranted flask etsy. One factor that drives up the price is that bottle collectors in general, collectors of breweriana, and those interested in old advertising memorabilia all compete for these items.
Local collection of old bottles of many descriptions. It is marked warranted flask in raised letters and was found at fort ward, defenses of washington. All with unique names like union oval, picnic and jojo pumpkin seed, shoofly, coffin shape, eagle, dandy. Vintage glass bottle warranted flask union made look ebay. This whiskey flask is clear glass with a cork closure. They were made in great quantity millions around the turn of the century. Mar 12, 2019 bottle collecting is still a relevant and popular hobby as demonstrated by the great digging adventures, increases in bottle clubs, club memberships, and bottle shows. There is a very small amount of interior easily cleaned with just soap and water contents that remains. These amber drug store prescription bottles are from an. I have seen those bottles show up every so often on ebay. Antique warranted flask bottle whiskey older than by. Guidelines for determining the age of antique bottles.
Antique vintage warranted flask glass liquor bottle this item measures. This page and associated subpages allows a user to run an american produced utilitarian bottle or a significantly sized bottle fragments through a series of questions based primarily on diagnostic physical, manufacturing related characteristics or features to determine the approximate manufacturing age range of the item. Cork top bottles generally vanished at the turn of this century. Invented by sir james dewar in 1892, the vacuum flask consists of two flasks, placed one. Excellent shape with light wear and some cleaning could be done. The salt during prohibition, booze was banned, but medicinal spirits werent, a loophole whiskey makers exploited. And, the bottle auction action continues to keep steam rolling. The tradition of the bormioli rocco glass company coincides with the very history of glass. Sometimes youll find two different 2digit dates in the same bottle.
If you have questions, please ask as you know bottles are difficult to describe. Doctor marshalls snuff antique bottle stories youtube. Pattern mold bottles and decanters exhibiting ribs and swirls. Whoever did the work had a very steady artistic hand. This lot includes two brown bottles, a green bottle, and a light aqua bottle with what are known as blob tops as described by morphy auctions. Flasks of widely varying shapes and sizes were a very common container for spirits of all kinds, originating in the need for a traveling bottle. This flask was likely blown at the lancaster glass works lancaster, ny between about 1845 and 1855, has a crudely shearedcrackedoff lip or finish which received some tooling and refiring, and has a large wonderfully nasty blowpipe pontil scar. Bottle books for sale page high desert historic bottle website. Whiskey flasks have a wide variety of shapes, styles, sizes, and colors.
I dont believe ive ever seen a seven ounce warranted flask till now. As a general rule, screw top bottles except canning jars were made after 1910 or so. Set of 3 antique glass flask bottles, which came from my grandparents barn in. A collectors guide millers collectors guides by madeleine marsh price. Jan 30, 2019 now that you know about whiskey flasks, keep an eye open at the next bottle show. We are also buying all types of collectible bitters, beer, soda, whisky, medicine and other type of advertising bottles. Antique double eagle historical flask quart gii26 aquamn glass bottle 18451860. Open pontiled 12 pint sailboat flower whiskey flask bottle. And keep having fun with the hobby of bottle collecting. You are bidding on a unique vintage glass bottle in the picture. Square blacking bottle here is a classic example of early american utilitarian bottle making a 1820s to 1840s era blacking bottle most likely produced at an early new england glass factory. An educator and dean at the secondary level for 36 years, bob is now retired and finds time to write bottle related articles for antique bottles and glass collector as their bitters columnist. Reggies antique whiskey bottles antique bottle collectors. The bottle has no been opened by us as we didnt want to disturb the cork.
A tdd approach to building web applications with flask and docker. This is a list of recommended bookscourses on the flask web framework. So far it has been seen on a clear flask marked wine bottle, a gallon size bottlejug marked a9, and a clear glass bottle that might have held some brand of mens hair oil or hair tonic. Generally the earlier date refers to the year the bottle mold was created, and the latter is the year the bottle was made. This type of bottle was an inexpensive substitue for the silver liquor flasks which could only be purchased by the affluent officer or soldier. For instance some warranted flask bottles are believed to have been made by a star glass works of medford, new jersey. Books on antique bottles and glass historic glasshouse. The pocket flask dates from the late victorian era.
Polak has a personal collection of more than 3,000 bottles. This auction lot consisted of two early conrad budweiser embossed beer bottles. The author of a dozen books including the landmark antique trader bottles. Flora temple, the bobtailed nag of stephen fosters song, camptown races, was born in oneida county, new york, near the village of waterville, in 1845. It has the words embossed on the front warranted flask. Item fl639, gi112a, item fl640, gv8, success to the railroad large eagle surrounded by stars. Bottlebooks is the most extensive drinks platform in the world and covers all noncommercial information attributes. Product title simple modern 32oz ascent water bottle hydro vacuu. Bottle books for sale page high desert historic bottle.
Many different types of bottles are highly collectible and can be worth a tidy sum, including old beer bottles. Digger odell publications books about bottles, bottle digging and bottle collecting. Bottle, what are their advantages and disadvantages. Especially for those rare western amber whiskey flasks. Antique bottle, warranted flask, whiskey flask, clear glass, cork closure, collectiblea wonderful old antique warranted flask. What would have led to selling spirits in a seven ounce bottle. One brown bottle still retains the original weiss closure. A vacuum flask also known as a dewar flask, dewar bottle or thermos is an insulating storage vessel that greatly lengthens the time over which its contents remain hotter or cooler than the flask s surroundings. Despite its popularity, there are shockingly few good resources available. One thousand fruit jars 1752 by bill schroeder price. Liquorspirits bottles society of historical archaeology.
Unfollow antique liquor flask to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Item fl641, gv8, success to the railroad large eagle surrounded by stars. It is distributed as a single file module and has no dependencies other than the python standard library. This includes basic information like product names, ingredients, varietals and vintages, but also categories like production, material specifications, barcodes, awards, allergens, certifications, images and many more. Bormioli rocco uses the finest natural resources to create superior glass and plastic products for homes and businesses around the world. Antique 1800s historical cornucopia flask amberolive 12 pint. Lord states the whiskey flask is 6 38 tall and 2 12 wide at the base. Indeed, prior to largescale production of liquor bottles, glass flasks were the. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
While flasks have had a variety of uses over the years, such as the storing of gun. Looking it over carefully, it is in excellent condition, which is unusual for most of these types of flasks. Harry, thank you for the very interesting info on these bottles. Join me as we look at the histories of my bottle collection. Bob strickhart is a longtime bottle collector specializing in bitters bottles, fruit jars, christmas lights, and target balls. In the beginning, there was the wineskin, a vessel fashioned from animal bladder cured with beeswax and used to transport liquidoften winefrom one place to. Antique clear glass warranted flask bottle 1 pint cork top early 1900,s. They were generic bottles used by many proprietors to put up there own product. Click warranted flasks to see an image of mediocre quality unfortunately of two sizes of flasks embossed with warranted flask embossed and the capacity 7 oz. It is 7 16 tall, 1 14 in diameter at the top, 3 38 by 1 34 at the base, has as tooled double ring finish, is strapsided, weighs 0.
The antique bottle depot specializes in the purchase of a variety of antique bottles, advertising items, red wing stoneware and a wide array of collectible breweriana. Are there any other odd size volume flasks of this sort. One bottle is embossed with warranted flask and contents 14 fl oz at the bottom. Guide to identifying whiskey flasks antique trader. There are lots of bubbles in the glass from being blown into a mold. Tom haunton officially extended this group and added molds as documented in his book, tippecanoe and eg booz, too. After more bottle digging, bottle shows, joining a bottle club, researching, and learning from other collectors who started long before i did, it became clear there wasnt just one type of flask flasks have a wide variety of shapes, styles, sizes, and colors. Mar 20, 2016 bottle bottle is a fast, simple and lightweight wsgi micro webframework for python. Later period historical flasks will have more highly stylized figures.
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