Marvelous Prohibition Era Leather and Brass Book Shaped Flask with Shot Glasses and Funnel antique calling card with birds but is a thing of

but is a thing of beauty that commands plenty of attention just on its own

11" x 6 3/4"

England artist William Burgess (1805–1861)-- a painter and drawing master

Some light stains and age toning as pictured but the paper is very strong

who I'm very sad seems never to have chosen one to give back to our Emily

Marvelous Prohibition Era Leather and Brass Book Shaped Flask with Shot Glasses and Funnel antique calling card with birds but is a thing ofQuite a thrill to find this one, which almost (but definitely not quite!) makes me wish alcohol was forbidden so that I might stealthily hide it inside this beautiful book shaped flask! The exterior is leather with brass corners, the top of which twists off to reveal a spout, and the bottom of which slides off to reveal three nested brass shot glasses plus a funnel inside! The bottom of the shot glasses is marked DRGM (Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchmuster)