Flask, Silver: E.B. Eddy

Name/Title

Flask, Silver: E.B. Eddy

Entry/Object ID

A2

Description

One silver metal flask with a screw top and a separate lid. The screw top has ring of tiny grooves around the rim. The separate lid covers the top half of flask, and when the lid and flask are put together they form a rectangle with rounded corners and sides. The top of the lid has an engraved inscription "To // E. B. Eddy, Esquire. // From W.H.R. // 22nd August. 1902", the bottom of the flask has an engraves inscription "James Dixon & Sons // Sheffield"; "D"; "1385".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

James Dixon & Sons

Date made

circa 1902

Place

City

Sheffield

Country

England

Notes

Additional create date: 1902

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"To // E. B. Eddy, Esquire. // From W.H.R. // 22nd August. 1902"

Notes

Engraved on the top of the flask lid.

Transcription

"James Dixon & Sons // Sheffield"; "D"; "1385".

Notes

Engraved on the bottom of the flask along with a trumpet and banner logo.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Flask

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Search Terms

Vessel, Drink Serving, Vessel, Drink Serving, Materials T&E

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Decanter, Flask, Vessel

Dimensions

Height

18.1 cm

Width

10.3 cm

Depth

5.1 cm

Material

Metal