Antique " For Pike ' S Peak " /Eagle/Ceredo Green Glass Qt. Flask
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:6803201 | Country/Region of Origin: United States |
Maker: Ceredo WV | Age: 1850-1899 |
Color: Green | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Excellent Condition
This antique bottle is from a personal collection. It has been carefully stored for decades.Up for auction is a green-variant glass flask, “For Pike’s Peak - Ceredo”. While many ‘For Pike’s Peak’ flasks exist, there are a number of variants in terms of both embossing and color. This is a very nice example of the Eagle / Ceredo / Green clear variant.This flask holds slightly less than... a quart, and stands approx. 9" tall.The obverse side is embossed with “For Pike’s Peak”, with an embossed miner or prospector holding a cane in his right hand, and a pole over his left shoulder. At the end of the pole is kit pack, and you can see pickaxes and shovel handles sticking out of the bag. There is a straight-necked cylindrical bottle hanging from a strap near his waist. The miner is walking on an embossed oval.On the reverse side is an embossed eagle holding arrows in his talons, with a swoop of embossed banner leading from the eagle’s bill to the edge of the bottle. Underneath the eagle is an embossed horizontal oval with “CEREDO” inside the oval.In his article "Ceredo Flasks", Dean Six indicates that Ceredo, West Virginia operated a glass house in 1860-61, and that these marked flasks were most likely produced there.Color can be a much debated topic, but I would peg the color of this bottle to be green (clear), with no real hints of aqua or teal.The flask is in Excellent condition. There are no chips or cracks to be found. There are some nice stretched bubbles in the glass. There might be very slight chips on the edge of the opening, but I only found it by feel, not sight.
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