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Ashtray

Object | Accession Number: 1993.79.1

1993.79.1 front.
Ashtray

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Classification: Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category: Smoking paraphernalia
Object Type: Ashtrays (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sanford Holover

Physical Description: Formed in the shape of a hat with a Jewish star soldered to brim.
Dimensions: overall : 5.000 x 5.000 x 2.000 in. (12.7 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm.)
Materials: overall : copper, bronze
Contributor: Subject: Sanford Holover
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The ashtray was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Sanford Holover.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:08:53
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8326

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