AARON LUFKIN DENNISON 1886 Birmingham Liquor Flask In .925 Sterling Silver & Leather
Liquor flask bottle designed by Aaron Lufkin Dennison.
This is a very handsome and handy liquor flask bottle created in Birmingham England by the silversmiths of Aaron Lufkin Dennison, back in the 1894. This beautiful liquor flask has been masterfully crafted with parts made up in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 crocodile leather and a crystal bottle. It is fitted on top with a screwed hinged lid and a cork.
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
The mark A.L.D into a chamfered rectangle for A L Dennison: Aaron Lufkin Dennison, subsequently Dennison, Wigley & Co until 1904 and then The Dennison Watch Case Co. Aaron Lufkin Dennison, born in Freeport, Me, USA, in 1812, was the first to manufacture watches by machinery building his business on a system of interchangeable parts. Dennison built a factory at Roxbury, Mass. in 1853, later moving to Waltham, near Boston. Meanwhile he moved to England where he commenced the manufacture of watch cases with premises in Handsworth, Birmingham. The business was known as Dennison, Wigley & Co. He died in 1895 and the business was continued under the same style until 1905. Franklin Dennison continued the business as The Dennison Watch Case Co and in 1919 the business was converted into a limited liability company. Birmingham 1904 hallmark.
Country: Handsworth, Birmingham, England.
Period: Late Victorian, 1886.
Manufacturer: Aaron Lufkin Dennison.
Materials: Solid sterling Silver .925/.999; leather and crystal.
Weight: 409.3 Grams, (262.40 Dwt).
Measurements: H. 171 mm by D. 89 mm by L. 39 mm (6.75 x 3.51 x 1.54 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with British marks for the city of Birmingham, the maker's mark ALD associated to Aaron Lufkin Dennison, the mark for the assay and warranty of the .925/.999 silver, the letter M for the date code 1886 and signed in full as follows; "ALD".
Monograms: No.
Condition: The overall condition of this Aaron Lufkin Dennison liquor flask is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the silver or the gilt. This flask was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition & authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: D030226RENJ/12.13
