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- Flask, 1865-1875 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The clasping hands and shield represent the Union -- a cause many Americans fought to uphold during the Civil War.
- 1865-1875
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Flask, 1865-1875
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The clasping hands and shield represent the Union -- a cause many Americans fought to uphold during the Civil War.