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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Flask
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

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)
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
DescriptionHistorical flask, pint sized, of blown molded olive-amber glass. Obverse and reverse depict a horse-drawn railroad car with the slogan "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD" in a horseshoe-shaped arch. Plain lip and a rough circular pontil mark. Weak impression. Later gold paint on highlights removed today.

Published ReferencesMcKearin & Wilson, AMERICAN BOTTLES & FLASKS, pp. 99-103, 602-603. NHRHTA, SHORELINER, Vol. 2, (1980), pp. 6-20.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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