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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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Medallion Ashtray
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Medallion Ashtray

Object numberMO 1973.64
Name Ashtray
Possible Maker (Norwegian-American, 1909 - 1975)
Maker (American, 1927 - 1938)
Dateca. 1933-1936
Mediummetal (pewter)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 4 5/8 in x H 3/8 in (1 cm x 11.7 cm )
DescriptionA round, shallow, pewter ashtray. Set into the rim of the ashtray is a small, silver-colored medallion that features a bas relief right-facing profile image of FDR's head encircled by text that reads: • PRESIDENT • FRANKLIN • D • ROOSEVELT • / HYDE • PARK • N•Y•. The manufacturer's mark is stamped onto the reverse center of the ashtray: VALKILL / HYDE PARK • N•Y• [encircling image of anvil].
Label TextProduced by Val-Kill Industries, this ashtray was possibly made by the forge metalsmith, Arnold Berge.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the collection of Stephen T. Early, FDR Library Archives, November 1972.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
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