Ashtray
Object number2018.2.2
MediumGlass; Paint
Credit LineGift of Barbara Byer Rosenberg
DescriptionColorless glass ashtray premium. Flat square brim with rounded corners and circular central recess. Brim has four depressions for resting of cigarettes; depressions are in a pinwheel configuration. Underside has red and white painted advertising message.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.125 × 4.188 × 4.188 in. (2.9 × 10.6 × 10.6 cm)InscriptionsUnderside has red and white painted text "Two Floors of Everything From Tots to Teens / BYERS Children's Shop / 33RD / ANNIVERSARY / McKEESPORT, PA."
Historical NotesAshtray premium from Byer's Children's Shop. The ashtray was a promotional object, marking the 33rd anniversary of the store. Harold Byer was born in McKeesport, Pa. After returning from the service following World War II, he started Byer’s Children’s Shop in partnership with his mother, Eva Byer. (His father, Charles Byer, ran an Army-Navy store in McKeesport and later joined the family business.) Byer also ran Collins’ Children’s Shop in East Liberty. The East Liberty branch eventually moved to South Hills Village, under the management of his brother Sam Byer. The collection was donated by Barbara Byer Rosenberg, the daughter of Harold Byer.
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Byer's Children's Shop
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Harold Byer
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Eva Byer
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Charles Byer
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Collins’ Children’s Shop
Related person
Sam Byer
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