Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.035
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Flask, Powder
Title:
Tear Shaped Steel Alloy & Brass Powder Flask
Date:
1905
Description:
Tear shaped gun powder flask. Main body steel alloy made in 2 parts soldered at overlapped edge. Upper part single piece of brass with opening at top soldered to body. Spring loaded lever attaches wooden stopper.
Inscription on lever plate: "PAT. MAY, 5 1903"
Iron body of flask could indicate not for use of black powder because of possible ignition by static electricity. Powder flasks were commonly of brass.
Notes:
Collected and preserved by Thomas S. Parke.
See Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue (1902) p. 330 in doc file
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