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Message:: [QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 3763247, member: 29"]The flask is a well known and documented Doulton Lambeth design. A quick google on Doulton Lambeth book flasks will show that, but I've seen them before, anyhow. I'm not sure what the source is for that claim that the "rosette" mark shown in that image  is post 1932, but it's completely wrong. Godden, which only has a few Doulton marks clearly shows that one as up to about 1902. That's when they became Royal Doulton and added variants of both lion and crown above a quite different rosette. There's a variant Lambeth England mark used on some items later but it includes Royal above it and isn't the same shape. Artists marks were used before 1872, too and the year marks stopped in 1888. And of course England was added in 1891. If this was as late as the 20s, which it isn't, the markings would be very different. As to RD marks, it's very rare to get them on Doulton Lambeth pieces for some reason, they relied on their own pattern and production numbers. In any event, if this were five digits starting 75 it would be circa 1887. That, of course, fits. There's at least one artist mark on that as well as a sub assistant, but I can't see them well enough. If Kate can get it cleaned up a bit I can check the Bible.[/QUOTE]