double eagle flask...

[weston]

ok guys i know what it is, but i wanna know the value, when, where, and other interesting facts. email me if you can help me thanks. can send pics to email.

weston

 

[Broken knee]

ok guys i know what it is, but i wanna know the value, when, where, and other interesting facts. email me if you can help me thanks. can send pics to email.

weston

It is a Pitkin flask early 1800s by the look of the neck. as to value if it is not a repo.
100.00 on up. does it have a pontil scar on the bottom? that will help date it. Flasks made between
1850/1870 generally don't have one because the use of the snapcase mold. BK

 

[weston]

n/t

 

[Broken knee]

n/t

it looks early, where did you find it? Flask's were made by pitken glasshouse, since 1815 or so. are there any letters in the oval area?There were many other co.'s doing the same type of work.
yours appears to have the pontil scar. also the sheared and tooled lip. The mold that made it was well worn by the look of the mold seams. what size is it? nice find!

 

[weston]

found it while cleaning out an old barn...im a coin hunter so i have not a clue about this thing...there is no writing in the oval area

 

[72cheyenne]

Nice bottle weston.

Post this down in the Bottles and Glass forum. Members Harry Pristis and Road Dog will get you all the info you need.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,16.0.html

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I realize the bottle shown in this link isn't an exact match, but I thought it was similar enough to post to this thread for added interest.

http://www.americanglassexchange.com/main/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemId=797

SDBB

 

[weston]

i've looked through tons of different double eagle flasks, but the head on mine is facing the opposite way of all the others and i cant find one with the same color.

 

[IronSpike]

Welcome to Tnet Weston

That's a cool eagle bottle

Not an exact match, but here's one facing in the right direction Nice prices some of these old bottles can fetch:

http://www.antiquebottles.com/southeast/may03.html

 

[weston]

now thats like mine lol now for the color and mine has a different top on it! ugh coins are so much easier to date cause its right on them lol not so frustrating!!! it takes too much research for bottles lol but i still always pic up a nice bottle if its there while im coin hunting the bottles look good around all my old coins

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Weston -

Welcome to Tnet!

I too have looked at "tons" of various Eagle Flasks. And the more I look the more I suspect your's could be quite rare - color - pontil - sheared lip - heavy seam ... all point in the scarce to rare direction! Hang on to it ... and if it turns out to be worth $1000.00 or more, you may want to give up coins and concentrate on bottles! LOL

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[weston]

you really think its that rare my heart is beating a mile a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Yes ... "Possibly" with a capital "P"

Althought I primarily collect soda bottles, I have access to dozens of various web sites, all showing a variety of eagle flask, but so far none listing the one you found.

Even a so called "common" bottle in an unusual color is considered rare.

But don't buy that farm yet ... the jury is still out on this one!

Good luck!

SODA"BOGGLED"BOB

 

[weston]

the jury needs to hurry up!!! lol im about to fall out of my chair!!!

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Oops!

Something tells me I may have created a "monster" here!

But that's okay, monsters are good ... especially in the form of enthusiastic collectors!

Hang in there ... something will turn up!


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[weston]

ALRIGHT WHO WANTS IT BIDDING STARTS AT $1000. LOL JUST KIDDING

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Since it appears that you have so much money to spend, you might want to check into buying this book. It is considered by some to be the "Bible" of flask books. The quote below may be a little misleading about collector's not wanting to part with it, as I found several available copies on Amazon.com starting at $14.98

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/051753147X/?tag=treasurenet01-20



Quote:

American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry by Helen McKearin and Kenneth M. Wilson, 1st edition, published 1978 by Crown Publishers, New York. The acknowledged bible for flask collectors. This book is out of print and can only be bought used from a collector willing to part with it - usually sells for $100-250.

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[Skrimpy]

ok guys i know what it is, but i wanna know the value, when, where, and other interesting facts. email me if you can help me thanks. can send pics to email.

weston

Weston,
My two cents, that sucker is old. Based on the age I would say it's probably worth quite a bit. It's pontiled, crude and it has an eagle on it. It kind of sucks that you have an blank oval slug and not a plate mold (which would probably have made it worth exponentially more). I don't know about the color. It depends on the type of flask. If it were cobalt, it might be worth a ton. You never know, that color for an eagle flask might be rare or highly desirable. Take that thing to a bottle show and find out....or if you wanted a real gage, put it on ebay with a ridiculous reserve. You could try these guys too. They might be able to tell you the rarity of the color or lip.
http://www.nationalbottlemuseum.org/

 

[Skrimpy]

...and I never remember seeing a bottle on the banner. I think this one deserves it. That is a sweet bottle.

 

[mojjax]

Nice bottle Weston ! I agree with Skrimpy ........BANNER !