Four Molded Glass Amber and Green Flasks
American, 19th Century
one circa 1816-1825 having an eagle on one side, text N.G. / Co. on other, Height 7 1/2 inches.

one half-pint circa 1850-1865 having a sheaf of wheat on one side, text Westford Glass Co. / Westford / Conn. on other, Height 6 1/4 inches.

one pint size circa 1824-1840 by Kensington Glass Works (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) having a Masonic arch and a sheaf of rye with tools on one side, a frigate sailing on the other with the text Free Trade and Sailors Rights, Franklin, Height 7 inches.

one pint size circa 1860-1875 having an eagle with shield on both sides, Height 7 1/4 inches.

McKearin reference numbers GXIII-37, GII-118, GII-7, GIV-34.

Property of a Midwestern Institution

Provenance:
Collected by George S. McKearin Sr. of New York and purchased from George S. McKearin Jr.

N.G. Co. flask with small potstones without radiation, some high point wear, wear and light scratches and residue to bottom. Westford flask with light roughness to mouth, light surface scratches, high point wear, some soil to interior, residue to bottom, Free Trade flask with light scratching and stress lines to interior of neck, minor high point wear, residue to bottom, large bruise to interior on side seam. Eagle with shield flask having bubbles of varying sizes, residue to bottom, a couple open bubbles to exterior, potstone to interior.
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