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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.
Naval Shell Base Ashtray
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Naval Shell Base Ashtray

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.430
Object Type Ashtray
Maker
Dateca. 1935
Mediumbrass
Dimensionsoverall H 2 in x Diam 6 1/4 in (5.1 cm x 15.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionThe base from a brass naval shell. On the underside is stamped the image of an anchor and: J.R.D., J.R.L., N.G.F., 1935, 5 in MARK V 38 cal.
Historical NoteFDR kept this base from a naval shell on his Oval Office desk and used it as an ashtray. 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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