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

USS Baltimore Ashtray

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.35
Object Type Ashtray
Maker
Mediumstainless steel
Dimensionsoverall (trough 4" long) H 1 1/8 in x Diam 4 in (2.9 cm x 10.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round stainless steel ashtray with a protruding trough for cigarettes. Inscribed on the side of the ashtray: USS BALTIMORE. There is no maker's mark.
Historical NoteThis USS BALTIMORE ashtray is on display on the desk in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
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
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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