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Title:	FLASK, POWDER -  POWDER FLASK
Maker/Manufacturer:
Date of Manufacture:
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Catalog Number:	SPAR 7959
Measurements:	OL: 22.2CM 8 3/4"

Object Description:

POWDER FLASK
Maker unknown - Large copper powder flask with patent brass top with adjustable charger. Has two carrying rings. Both sides embossed with "Dog and Hunter" scene. Spring broken, otherwise good, with what may be original lacquer finish.

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

Friend's #A-35 - "Lacquered Brass Powder Flask. 7 1/2 inch. Design of hunter and dog and two trees. Graduated brass nozzle, with inside valve spring."

See, Riling's POWDER FLASK BOOK #942.