Ashtray
Object number2019.82.2
OriginUnited States
MediumCeramic; Enamel; Glaze; Gold
Credit LineGift of Mark Aronson
DescriptionCircular ceramic ashtray with glossy white glaze and 22K gold rim. Three equidistant cigarette rests. Masonic square and compass symbol at center. Gold lodge number at bottom center edge. Shallow bowl with sloping sides. Underside has foot and maker's mark in gold at center.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 0.75 × 5.625 in. (1.9 × 14.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has white "G" at the center of the Masonic square and compass symbol.
Front has gold "705" at bottom center.
MarksUnderside has gold text at center "THE / "Sabina" / LINE / Warranted 22 K / MADE IN U. S. A."
Historical NotesAshtray from a local Masonic Lodge. Fraternity Lodge Number 705, Free and Accepted Masons was an unofficially Jewish chapter, based in Pittsburgh, of the International fraternal organization. The lodge was chartered on June 23, 1920 with 32 members. It met on the first Thursday of each month at the Masonic Temple in Oakland.
Related institution
Fraternity Lodge No. 705, Free and Accepted Masons
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Industrial Ceramics Department of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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