Sale 5819
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$500 – $800
Comprising examples by various makers, including Spring Garden Glass Works and Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, MD; Cunninghams & Co., Pittsburgh, PA; etc; and depicting various Patriotic imagery: anchor, American eagle with shield, a prospector “For Pike's Peak”, and Native American with bow and arrow.
H: 9 in. W: 5 ½ in. D: 2 ½ in. (largest, approx.)
lot 146: green “Pittsburgh” eagle flask: nice condition, mild scuffing to surface details, at least one noticeable air bubble; clear “Baltimore Glass Works” anchor / eagle flask: some mild roughness to rim, some rubbing and wear to surface details and lower base edge, a couple visible air bubbles; one blue eagle flask: minor roughness to rim, good overall, minor cloudiness to interior; one blue “Pittsburgh” eagle flask: air bubbles present, some minor cloudiness to interior eagle of one side; one blue Cunningham eagle flask: rim is rough and with some small cracks, one fracture to base / lower side edge, interior has overall haziness from residue build-up, rubbing to surface details; one blue Cunninghams Continental eagle flask: a couple knicks to rim, one area of roughness / chipping / slight cracking from impact, along base / side edge, mild haziness to interior, some visible air bubbles, interior surface chip to neck / spout, minor scratches; one brown Pittsburgh eagle flask: overall in good shape, with one sharp firing flaw along side edge seam; aqua eagle / traveler flask: with chipping and stable fractures along rim, some areas of surface scuffing and wear to details, some mild haziness to interior; clear / blue Union eagle flask: interior with considerable haziness and some grim build-up, particularly to interior recessed areas, some air bubbles visible; blue For Pike's Peak flask: rim with cut / scratch divets, some visible air bubbles, interior with mild haziness and some grime build-up, particularly to bottom / underside; Spring Garden Glass Works flask: rim with some knicks or divets, some minor scratches to surface details and tiny sharp surface knick or firing flaw to one side
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