Flask
Manufacturer
Keene-Marlboro-Street Glassworks
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
InscribedOld tag attached to flask, handwritten note reads: "Compliments of L.T. Hurd. opening of Naugatuck Rail Road". The Naugatuck is located south of Waterbury, CT. The railroad ran through Waterbury. It opened June 11, 1849.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Willcox Ruffin
Object number64.117.32
Not on view
Published ReferencesMcKearin & Wilson, AMERICAN BOTTLES & FLASKS, pp. 99-103, 602-603.
NHRHTA, SHORELINER, Vol. 2, (1980), pp. 6-20.
Keene-Marlboro-Street Glassworks
Keene-Marlboro-Street Glassworks
Keene Glass Works
