A few examples of appraisal values for
COLTS PATENT FLASKS

• FOUR COPPER AND BRASS POWDER
  FOUR COPPER AND BRASS POWDER FLASKSFOUR COPPER AND BRASS POWDER FLASKS, including: James Dixon and Sons checkerboard floral design with adjustable measure 1 1/2 to 2 drams in quarter dram increments; small Colts patent with Eagle and shield E Pluribus Unum; medium size shell design with adjustable measure; Colt pattern for army and navy revolvers (made in Italy).
• TWO COLT PAT. SHOT FLASKS AND
  TWO COLT PAT. SHOT FLASKS AND CANTEEN, 3 PCS. Two antique Colt’s Patent brass shot flasks with embossed decoration of cannons and flags, 6.5”H, with a unique European brass canteen, 7”H.
• Colt style Dragoon brass powder
  Colt style Dragoon brass powder flask, plunger top, two compartments, cannon, flags and panoply-of-arms over crossed rifles, pistols and Colt's patent ribald motif in relief, marked at top "Colt's Patent", two triangular carrying rings at base, later reproduction, 8-1/2 in. Retains 20-30 percent original surface, light corrosion and very minor dents. Collection of Courtney Smith, Sr., Highland Springs, Virginia.
• THREE POWDER FLASKS two are
  THREE POWDER FLASKS two are Zouave rifle pattern also known as peace flasks with brass bodies; the other is a Colt navy pattern with copper body; all have spout type powder measure external springs and thumb type valve unknown makers. The flasks show moderate wear throughout with scratches dings and some oxidation.
• FLASK. American 19th century
  FLASK. American 19th century glass. Indigo-cobalt with eighteen swirled ribs. 6''h. There are no chips or cracks. Minimal wear to the high points. Some very tiny closed blisters on the outside.
• Coventry glass works Lafayette
  Coventry glass works Lafayette and DeWitt Clinton yellow olive flask ca. 1825 7 3/8" h. ?
• Pre-Columbian Pottery Flask Small
  Pre-Columbian Pottery Flask Small Pre-Columbian flask with holes on sides and geometric pattern.
• SIX BRASS POWDER FLASKS. One by
  SIX BRASS POWDER FLASKS. One by Ames one by American Flask and Cap one marked ''J.S. Riley Patent '' and the others unmarked. All with repousse decoration. 7-8''l.
• THREE POWDER FLASKS two are
  THREE POWDER FLASKS two are Zouave rifle pattern also known as peace flasks with brass bodies; the other is a Colt navy pattern with copper body; all have spout type powder measure external springs and thumb type valve unknown makers. The flasks show moderate wear with small dings discolorations and some oxidation.
• FOUR POWDER FLASKS. American 19th
  FOUR POWDER FLASKS. American 19th century copper tin and brass. Includes one hunting flask 7''l. and three priming flasks 4 3/4'' to 5''l.
• THREE POWDER FLASKS two are
  THREE POWDER FLASKS two are Zouave rifle pattern also known as peace flasks with brass bodies; the other is a Colt navy pattern with copper body; all have spout type powder measure external springs and thumb type valve unknown makers. The pieces show moderate to heavy wear with discolorations dings and dents.
• PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKS, THREEThree
  PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKS, THREEThree mid 19th century pattern-molded glass flasks, Midwestern. Light Aquamarine, including a Shield & Clasped Hands, the obverse with "Union" and eleven stars above a shield, the reverse an eagle with pennant; an American Eagle, possibly Kentucky Glass Works; and a Scroll. McKearin GXII-29, GII-24, GIX-10. Minor wear; the Scroll flask with a small, minor rim chip. 6 3/8-7" high. ESTIMATE $200-300 Condition: Minor wear; the Scroll flask with a small, minor rim chip.
• PITKIN-STYLE FLASK. American
  PITKIN-STYLE FLASK. American Midwestern ca.1800-1830. Flattened half-post form in root beer amber thirty-six broken-swirl ribs swirled to the right. Sheared lip and pontil scar. Some exterior high point wear near the base.
• Three brass powder flasks: one
  Three brass powder flasks: one possibly English, 7-1/4 in.; one marked faintly "Dixon Patent(?)", 8 in., extensive dents, some seam repair ; one game hung up, heavy relief decoration with rabbit and game birds, marked on top "Am. Flask & Cap Co.", 8 in., extensive dents . All with old polished surface and scattered dents. Collection of Courtney Smith, Sr., Highland Springs, Virginia.
• A Metal Powder Flask 19th Century
  A Metal Powder Flask 19th Century Stamped metal flask with fern leaf and bead design two suspension hooks and threaded tip.
• PATTERN-MOLDED POCKET FLASKAn early
  PATTERN-MOLDED POCKET FLASKAn early 19th century pattern-molded glass pocket flask. Cobalt Blue, ovoid shape with 18-rib pattern swirled to the right, ten-diamond, cylindrical neck with tapering sides. Possibly European. Minor wear. 5 1/8" high. ESTIMATE $100-200 Condition: Minor wear.
• ***FLASK. American mid 19th
  ***FLASK. American mid 19th century glass. Olive green pint flask in with molded horizontal and vertical ribs. 6 1/4''h. There is a very small potstone on one corner and a small radiating line.
• PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKAn early 19th
  PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKAn early 19th century pattern-molded glass flask, probably Midwestern. Medium Amber, flattened ovoid form with approximately 24 vertical ribs, short neck with plain mouth. Minor wear. 4 1/2" high. ESTIMATE $200-300 Condition: Minor wear.
• A Molded-Glass Flask in
  A Molded-Glass Flask in Yellow-Green American, Circa 1824-1840 pint-size, obverse with Columbia wearing a Liberty cap, the reverse with an American eagle and text B&W. McKearin GI-121 Height 6 1/2 inches. Property of a Midwestern Institution
• TWO FLASKS. American or
  TWO FLASKS. American or European 19th century. Green with applied neck rings 9''h. and amber/red from a whittled mold 8 3/4''h.
• American pewter flask 18th c. 4
  American pewter flask 18th c. 4 1/4" dia. ?
• American c. 1850 powder flask
  American c. 1850 powder flask mostly used for loading pistols excellent original condition. [Property of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art sold to benefit the acquisition funds]
• SCROLL FLASK. Louisville Glass
  SCROLL FLASK. Louisville Glass Works Louisville Kentucky 1855-1873. Aqua pint scroll flask GIX-8 with graphite pontil and sheared lip. Ex Gardner Collection/1051. Some high point wear and residue.
• ***TWO PATTERN MOLDED FLASKS.
  ***TWO PATTERN MOLDED FLASKS. American probably Zanesville ca.1820-1840. Two aqua chestnut flasks including a 10-diamond flask 5 3/4''h. 5 1/4''d. and a larger example with twenty-four ribs swirled to the left 6 7/8''h. 4 1/2''d.. Sheared lips and pontil scars. Some high point wear. Diamond pattern bottle has a 1/8''l chip on rim and scratches. The swirl one has scratches and slight sickness
• Nine Figural Flasks in Brown
  Nine Figural Flasks in Brown Glaze English and American, 19th Century including one marked Patent 1849 / Bennington to underside.Height of largest 10 5/8 inches.
• PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKAn early 19th
  PATTERN-MOLDED FLASKAn early 19th century pattern-molded glass flask, probably Midwestern. Medium Amber, flattened ovoid form with approximately 16 vertical ribs, short neck with plain mouth. Minor wear. 5 1/8" high. ESTIMATE $200-300 Condition: Minor wear.
• THREE BRASS & COPPER POWDER
  THREE BRASS & COPPER POWDER FLASKS English and Continental, 19th / 20th century. Group of three brass and copper powder flasks having fluted decoration, crane motif, and rinceau motif. One marked AM Flask Cap Co. Provenance: Acquired from Cowan's Auctions on August 9, 2018, lot 367. Approx. h. 8" (largest).
• FOUR POWDER FLASKSThree of them
  FOUR POWDER FLASKSThree of them with different embossed foliate motifs, and a longer, fluted flask. The latter example, 9" long and dispenser marked W. Hawksley.
• US Powder Flasks Lot of Two Lot
  US Powder Flasks Lot of Two Lot includes one 6'' flask with provisions for cap and ball in bottom and one 7'' flask. Condition: Very good.
• THREE EARLY COPPER GUN POWDER
  THREE EARLY COPPER GUN POWDER FLASKS Circa 1850s, embossed and tooled copper with brass collar and spout.
• Three sterling silver flasks
  Three sterling silver flasks Early 20th century Angular rectangular shapes, plain decoration, including leather carrying case. 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in., Total wt: 75 oz. PROVENANCE: Property of a Philadelphia gentleman. ,200 One with very shallow dent to bottom corner, one with applied frame
• 2 PC. CIVIL WAR ERA POWDER
  2 PC. CIVIL WAR ERA POWDER FLASKS: Comprising; 1- Embossed leather, Frary & Benham & Co. powder flask, having a hunting game motif. 1- Copper powder flask, having a armory & flag design. Largest Approx. 8.25'' l x 3.25'' w. CONDITION: Scattered wear & indents. Nozzle plate missing from one, other mechanism stuck.
• Early flask in alligator and silver
  Early flask in alligator and silver plate.
• FLASK. American 1st half-19th
  FLASK. American 1st half-19th century. Amethyst swirl rib flask 6''h. Ex Alberta Rodgers Patterson sold at Garth's September 17/18 1993.
• BATTY COPPER U.S. PEACE FLASK, 1856
  BATTY COPPER U.S. PEACE FLASK, 1856 A copper gunpowder flask by Batty Brothers for the U.S. military, dated 1856, embossed body with patriotic eagle, stars surrounding shaking hands, and "U.S." in a shield surrounded by arms on both sides; Condition: Body retains an even brown patina overall with a few shallow dents from use. Spout is missing
• MID-19TH C. MOLD BLOWN LIQUOR FLASK
  MID-19TH C. MOLD BLOWN LIQUOR FLASK Dark Olive Green Double Eagle Flask with blank oval at bottom and blank riband above, flared simple neck, rough pontil, in the pattern of William McCully and Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (active1841-c.1909), 6" tall. Very good condition.