Ashtray
Object number2007.67.4
Date1971-2000
MediumGlass; ink
Credit LineGiven in memory of Lydia (Del Cimuto) Sciullo
DescriptionRectangular black glass ashtray; edges slanted slightly down to leveled bottom. Entire ashtray features white and black screen print of 1971 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Late Edition with Pittsburgh Pirates championship headline.Dimensions0.5 x 4.875 x 6.75 in. (1.3 x 12.4 x 17.1 cm)InscriptionsEntire ashtray features white and black screen print of "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Late Edition", dated "MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1971": headline reads, "WE'RE THE CHAMPS / Blass, Clemente Stop Orioles, 2-1".
Historical NotesSouvenir ashtray commemorating the Pittsburgh Pirates team victory over the Baltimore Orioles at the 68th World Series in 1971.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related person
Stephen Robert Blass
(born 1942)
Related institution
Baltimore Orioles
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Industrial Ceramics Department of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation
c. 1970
Almar Metal Arts Company
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