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GI-14 General Washington - Eagle Portrait / Historical Flask

Year: 1800-1850

Weight:2 lbs

GI 14 Bust of General Washington / Eagle T.W.D FIRE CRACKER FLASKDescription:Embossed on edges, Adams & Jefferson Juy 4th A.D. 1776 Kensington Glassworks Philadelphia Aqua in color, Sheered and fire-polished lip, pint size, pontil scared base. Kensington Glassworks Philadelphia Circa 1820 -1840. The bottle is referred to as the "firecracker flask" because of the names of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson embossed on the medial ridge of the flask, along with the date of 1776. Adams and Jefferson both died on the 4th of July 1826. This flask is in commemoration of that event.Sparkling clean and clear, fair embossing