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1838 Giant Dated Copper Powder Flask Honorable E Coke Edward
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1838 Giant Dated Copper Powder Flask Honorable E Coke Edward

19th century
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English antique copper powder flask inscribed

The Hon ble, E. Coke Sep tr, 1 ft, 1838

A very large heavy quality flask, 10" or 260mm long, 503 grams, the tight fitting cover also served as the measure (about 6 drs of powder) for shot gun, rifle, blunderbuss, small cannon etc.

Large rounded seam around the perimeter, heavy brass shoulder and seamed brass spout and cover.

In excellent sound condition with good polished patinated surface, small indentation on the seam at the base.

Guaranteed old and original.

This flask may well have been the property of the Horourable Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke 1824-1889, who was a soldier and Whig politician.

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Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Copper Powder Flask to the Victorian era.

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Description
English antique copper powder flask inscribed

The Hon ble, E. Coke Sep tr, 1 ft, 1838

A very large heavy quality flask, 10" or 260mm long, 503 grams, the tight fitting cover also served as the measure (about 6 drs of powder) for shot gun, rifle, blunderbuss, small cannon etc.
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fig 1. A Victorian copper powder flask with a brass spout nozzle and attached securing chain.
fig 1. 1838 Giant Dated Copper Powder Flask Honorable E Coke Edward

Large rounded seam around the perimeter, heavy brass shoulder and seamed brass spout and cover.

In excellent sound condition with good polished patinated surface, small indentation on the seam at the base.

Guaranteed old and original.

This flask may well have been the property of the Horourable Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke 1824-1889, who was a soldier and Whig politician.

Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Copper Powder Flask to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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Works of art, collectables, scientific and decorative antiques from the 17th - 20th century

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1838 Giant Dated Copper Powder Flask Honorable E Coke Edward
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A Victorian copper powder flask with a brass spout nozzle and attached securing chain.
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Powder flasks were designed to safely hold black powder and pour measured charges into muzzle-loading firearms during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Most flasks were constructed with hammered or stamped copper bodies and fitted with brass tops, cut-off valves, and spring levers to prevent accidental sparks.

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