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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

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.136
Object Type Ashtray
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 )
Physical 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.
Historical NoteFDR 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
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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