Powder Flask

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Powder Flask

Entry/Object ID

1983.19.3

Description

Tin powder flask with a round paper label on one side. The flask is flat on the front and back with curved sides and a small, round spout at the center top. One side has a round paper label with an engraved illustration of a man in a short tunic shooting a long gun. The words, "KENTUCKY RIFLE GUNPODER / HAZARD POWDER CO." ring the edge.

Context

Taken from a battlefield by Major Calvin Skinner, surgeon of the 106th New York, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1983.19

Source or Donor

Ryan, Ruth A. Jones

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hazard Powder Co.

Date made

1862 - 1864

Place

City

Enfield

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Flask, Powder

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flask, Ammunition

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Material

Tin, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Skinner, Calvin

Related Places

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War