Flask

[RelicDude]

I was given this pint side strap flask today it has a really crude applied lip and an s marked on the bottom. Does anyone know what company the s is attributed to? - Justin

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[digging440yrs]

sometimes lyndeboro glass works [1866-1888] used that "s' on amber strap sided flasks [south lyndeborough, new hampshire]---hope this helps----hh

 

[Bass]

My best Guess is Streator Bottle & Glass Company. They used a lone S like that.

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[southern maine diver]

It sure looks New England made. South Lyndeboro Glass would also be my guess. Nice piece... I like the flasks. Where did that one come from?

 

[RelicDude]

thanks guys for the help. southern maine diver i had a hunch that the flask may have been from new england very cool. yesterday i was working on hanging new barn doors on a barn in mass. the owner heard me talking about bottles and she gave me the flask it was her fathers and she sold most of the collection and this was the last one she still had around. strap sides are pretty common but i like this one its nice and crude and has tons of character.

 

[RelicDude]

I'm trying to do some research on this flask but I can't find information connecting the s on the base to lyndeborough glass works does anyone have any materials that could help?

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[Bass]

S (on the base of bottles) ………………….In some cases this mark was used by Lyndeboro Glass Company, South Lyndeborough, New Hampshire (1866-1888). The “S” is seen on the bottom of some hand-blown ‘strapside’ liquor flasks (usually in amber or blue-aqua) and certain other bottles which are found in the eastern states. (Thanks to Mark Newton for this info). If the “S’ is on a clear bottle, or on a machine-made bottle, that would indicate another maker. Note: as with the great majority of cases involving soda bottles of the late 19th and early twentieth century, if the bottle base has just a large letter, such as S (or any letter, or initials comprised of 2 or more letters) and this corresponds to the initials of the bottling company name embossed on the side, that would serve as a self-explanatory meaning, and nearly always is not indicating the glass manufacturer. Many such bottles with an initial on the base were purposely made with no glass manufacturer identification.
Also found this. You may be spot on with your guess. I found this next bit the girst time i researched and based my initial guess on streator because of the date ranges. I think it is lyndeboro

Date Range
Section*
Southern Glass Co.
ca. 1924-1926

S:Southern Glass Co.

poss. Streator Bottle & Glass Co.
1881-1905
S:Streator Bottle & Glass Co.
poss. Hero Glass Works
ca. 1880s

S:Other S

unknown
unknown
S:Other S

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[RelicDude]

Awesomeness thanks bass for the info that wa lot of help.

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