Posted 10 years ago
americandi…
(8 items)
I acquired this from a friend whose father worked at DuPont in Niagara Falls, NY as a chemical engineer during the first half of the 20th century. I found the patent (US2233343 A) listed with the government that talks about some of the people on the note and shows the same chemical information. The patent date is 1941 and was applied for in 1939. The sticker on the bottom of the bottle I have looks to be dated 1938. I have other signed papers from the chemical engineer that makes this note look legitimate because the handwriting seems to match and I have proof he worked for DuPont during that time. Plus I know the direct link of ownership him, his son, me. Obviously I don't expect anyone to just take my word for it so I'm asking if anyone knows anything I can do to help authenticate these? As the note says these were experimental pieces made in the development of depression era glass. It seems like this history should be preserved, just not sure how to go about that. Any help is greatly appreciated. Apologies if this is not the appropriate place to post this.
Contact the Hagley Museum & Library - this would be the place where your historic items would be preserved.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagley_Museum_and_Library
@ aghcollect Thank You so much! I will definitely be contacting them. People like you are what collectors weekly a great website!
I'm so excited by this post!! I have one of these same flasks, which was my grandfather's, and I was trying to find some information about it. I knew some, but not much. The key thing was that the chemists were looking for a non-fading, inexpensive red glass. The chemist, in this case, was my grandfather, Frank Dobrovolny, whose name is on the notes.
THANK YOU for posting this!!!
SilverElm ! It would be wonderful if you would share more and maybe some images. alpha.wolfe@ymail.com
Not much more to share. It was always in my grandfather's house and, when he died, I adopted it as no one else seemed interested. I recently sent it to his (my grandfather's) great-grandson's family, whose oldest son has my grandfather's name.
I'll see if I can attach a picture of it.
Hmmmm ... I don't know how to add the photo I took of my grandfather's flask.
Would you email it? alpha.wolfe@ymail.com
Just did.