Lot 321: Two nineteenth-century leather-bodied powder flasks

Two powder flasks of teardrop form, each featuring a black leather-covered body. The upper flask is fitted with a brass dispensing charger equipped with a spring-actuated lever. This item bears a white rectangular adhesive label printed with the text SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 321 01132502626. The lower flask is fitted with a dark metal charger, likely iron or steel, featuring a side-mounted lever mechanism. This flask carries a small white adhesive label with the handwritten number 12870. Both flasks are constructed with stitched seams along the edges of the leather bodies. No maker’s marks are legible on the exterior surfaces of either item.