Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.076 AB
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Flask, Carbide
Title:
Miner's Carbide Flask
Date:
1920
Description:
A — Brass plated flask with sliding and
B — Removable lid.
Side of can and bottom crimped. Sliding top fits into crimped channel along top of can. Lid and bottom of can are sausage shape with rounded ends — can follows this shape. Lid has thumbnail shaped indentation for handle.
Inscription embossed on front and back of can: "TRADE / JUSTRITE / MARK / MADE IN U.S.A." Inscription embossed on bottom of can: "PAT APPLIED FOR". Lid also domed. Lid, base and interior of flask not brass plated. Horizontal embossed shapes on front and back of flask.
B — Removable lid.
Side of can and bottom crimped. Sliding top fits into crimped channel along top of can. Lid and bottom of can are sausage shape with rounded ends — can follows this shape. Lid has thumbnail shaped indentation for handle.
Inscription embossed on front and back of can: "TRADE / JUSTRITE / MARK / MADE IN U.S.A." Inscription embossed on bottom of can: "PAT APPLIED FOR". Lid also domed. Lid, base and interior of flask not brass plated. Horizontal embossed shapes on front and back of flask.
Notes:
From collection of Thomas S. Parke. Likely collected from abandoned mining property in Juneau
Search Terms:
Hardrock
Light
T&E
Mining
Light
T&E
Mining
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Miner's Carbide Flask
Miner's Carbide Flask
Miner's Carbide Flask
Miner's Carbide Flask
Miner's Carbide Flask
Miner's Carbide Flask