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Title:	FLASK, POWDER -  POWDER FLASK
Maker/Manufacturer:	DIXON & SONS
Date of Manufacture:	1850-1870
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 7952
Measurements:	OL: 20.3CM 8"

Object Description:

POWDER FLASK
Manufactured by Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, England - Copper flask with brass screw-off top and adjustable spout. 8 inches overall with four carrying rings. Body of flask embossed both sides with raised shell design.

Markings:
Spout: DIXON & SONS

Powder flask donated to the Springfield Armory NHS by Tufts University (Victor A. Friend Collection) on 3 August 1979.

Friend's #A-28 - "Copper Powder Flask. 6 1/2 inch. Scallop design. Graduated brass charger nozzle. Two pairs of rings for carrying cord."

See Riling's POWDER FLASK BOOK #359.