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Ashtray

Object number2014.50.6

Date1960-1969

OriginCoraopolis, PA

MediumGlass, ink

Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin

DescriptionColorless glass ashtray. Raised, circular pattern of bumps on the outside of the bowl. Rounded prongs in a circle at the center of the bowl. Blue ink commemorative text visible through the center of the tray. In the center is a drawing of an island surrounded by water with island name across the center and other locations pointed out below.Dimensions1.375 x 6.5 in. (3.5 x 16.5 cm)
InscriptionsBlue ink visible through the center of the tray reads: "WORLD'S FIRST / SUPER-SWAP-A-RAMA".

In the center is a drawing of an island surrounded by water with "NEVILLE ISLAND" across the center and "McKEES ROCKS" and "CORAOPOLIS" pointed out below.
Historical NotesAshtray from a fundraiser at the Swap-A-Rama when Isadore “Fred” Dupin was the commissioner on Neville Island. He had the ash trays made for the fundraiser in the 1960s. The donor remembers selling them at the event. They were made in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. Donor Patty Dominick’s parents met after WWII. Her father, Isadore “Fred” Dupin, was a tank driver during the war, and after the war he worked for Duquesne beer. He was also a volunteer fireman in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic Commissioner for Robinson Township from the 1960s until his death in 1981.

Previous owner Isadore A. Dupin (died 1981)

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