Civil War Officer's Pocket Flask

Name/Title

Civil War Officer's Pocket Flask

Entry/Object ID

71.014.027e

Description

1 x 3 x 5 Civil War officers pocket flask w/leather upper, tin removable drinking base and original lid. interior glass is Broken. On top of lid. "Warranted not to lead or come off". "W T Fry, New York." Likely battlefield pick up. 1863.

Collection

Civil War

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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