The collection consists of 38 glass exhibition flasks, each containing a particular mineral or mineral product (e.g., bituminous coal, brick clay and shale, fire clay and shale, greensand, marl). These were part of a display of Maryland's mineral resources and products, shown at a number of expositions in the U.S. during the first decade of the 20th century. The exhibition flasks are either on display (in the lobby and/or the library) or in storage at the Maryland Geological Survey. See citation below for link to MGS volume containing details and photographs of these displays.
Summary
The collection consists of 38 glass exhibition flasks, each containing a particular mineral or mineral product (e.g., bituminous coal, brick clay and shale, fire clay and shale, greensand, marl). These were part of a display of Maryland's mineral resources and products, shown at a number of expositions in the U.S. during the first decade of the 20th century. The exhibition flasks are either on display (in the lobby and/or the library) or in storage at the Maryland Geological Survey. See citation below for link to MGS volume containing details and photographs of these displays.
Clark, W.B., 1906, Exhibits of Maryland mineral resources made by the Maryland Geological Survey at Buffalo, Charleston, St. Louis, and Annapolis, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1906, in Maryland Geological Survey Volume Six: Baltimore, Md., The Johns Hopkins Press, p. 263-278.
