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

USS Sequoia Ashtray

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.140
Object Type Ashtray
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1935
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall H 2 7/8 in x Diam 4 3/4 in (7.3 cm x 12.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round metal ashtray with the silhouette of a sailboat protruding up from the center. Engraved on one side of the ship's hull: U.S.S. SEQUOIA.

On the underside of the ashtray is the Pewtercrats insignia consisting of three crudely engraved demon figures.
Historical NotePresident Roosevelt kept this ashtray in the White House Oval Office. The USS SEQUOIA served as the presidential yacht for eight presidents, including Franklin Roosevelt.

See MO 1952.57 and MO 1952.58 for two USS SEQUOIA matchbook holders made by Pewtercrats that FDR kept on his Oval Office desk.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 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)
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