Flask (Pocket Bottle)

Description:

Oblong flask or pocket bottle with continuous ridge around shoulder, narrow sides and bottom; pint size. Finely threaded neck is topped by a screw cap struck "SYKES" in raised serif letters in a rectangle.

Date Made: DELETE

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, Sheffield, SheffieldPlace Used: United States: Connecticut

Subject: BeveragesDrinking

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Joseph H. Kler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0027.80Catalog Number: 1986.0027.80Accession Number: 1986.0027

Object Name: flask

Physical Description: Britannia metal (overall material)pewter (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in x 6 3/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 16.1925 cm x 7.3025 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6c24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_303806

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