Description:
Olive-green glass figured pint flask blown in a full-size two-part mold that form the body and base, which was made at the Keene Glass Works on Marlboro Street in Keene, New Hampshire, which operated from 1815-1841. Period documents also called them pocket bottles, and after about 1825, pocket flasks. Obverse: Masonic decoration from a mosaic pavement rise two columns surmounted by archway with keystone in center, beneath keystron radiant all-seeing eye and between columns radiant triangle without letter G and above it open book with square and compasses. At left of archway blazing sun and below at left of column trowel, skulls, and crossbones, at right of archway quarter moon and five small stars, just beneath stars comet with tail not showing, beneath pavement at right, beehive. On reverse: An American eagle, head turned left, wings partly raised, shield with bars and small stars on breast, thunderbolt (3 arrows) in its left talons, olive branch in its right. Above eagle plain ribbon, below eagle oval frame with word, "KEENE". Pint size Keene Flask GIV-17
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