Large Copper 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.- Creator
- Dixon & Sons, Manufacturer
- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This large copper powder flask has a brass rim and spout at the top. Below the spout is marked "Dixon & Sons", the Manufacturer. The spout is marked: "DRAMS 4 1/2 4 1/2 4 3 3/4 3 1/2. Below the spout is a lever to open. There are also four small rings attached to the sides for straps to hold it in place. Design on the face is a seashell and it is the same on both sides.
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
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Width: 12 cm
Length: 25 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 986.82.214
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.8855240350121 Longitude: -79.2455863952637
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- 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.
- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
Website:
Address:280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8
