Model 1846 Navy Powder Flask and a Peace Flask

Description:

Model 1846 Navy Powder Flask and a Peace Flask, c. mid-19th century, a brass flask with an anchor marked U.S.N., spout base marked ADAMS and dated 1846, and a peace flask with a panoply of arms, and marked in the central shield with US, spout base marked BATTY/SPRINGFIELD MASS and dated 1856, ht. 10 in, wd. 4 1/8 in.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $300-500

Navy flask has some separation at side seams, peace flask in good condition with a few small dents on one side.


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