Powder flask: Port Colborne Museum

Powder flask

Description

Sponsors:: This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Media Type:: Object
Description:: A small copper flask that was presumably used for gun powder. There is a brass rim at the opening and a metal lever to open it. The design on the face is the same on both sides: Trees, a hunter and a dog.

For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement” by Donald G. Anger, the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum.
Date of Original:: c. 1800
Dimensions:: Width: 8.5 cm
Length: 15 cm
Subject(s):: Arms & armament
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Powder Flask
Local identifier:: 986.82.215
Geographic Coverage:: Canada - Ontario - Port Colborne

Latitude: 42.874580305212206
Longitude: -79.24060821533203
Copyright Statement:: Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Recommended Citation:: Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
Terms of Use:: Please contact the PORT COLBORNE HISTORICAL AND MARINE MUSEUM for any reproductions of photographs within the website.
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