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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Duk-It Ashtray
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Duk-It Ashtray

Object numberMO 1947.93.136
Maker (American, founded 1930)
Mediumcopper, enamel
Dimensionsoverall H 1 3/8 in x Diam 3 7/8 in (3.5 cm x 9.8 cm )

DescriptionA round, brown enamel copper ashtray with a cigarette holder. Brown felt covers the underside, to which is attached two labels. One label reads: The White House. The other label, a manufacturer's label, reads: Duk-It McDonald Products Corporation, Buffalo, N. Y.
Label TextFDR kept this ashtray on his Oval Office desk. It is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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