Ashtray
Object number2024.43.4 a,b
OriginGermany
MediumPlastic; Metal; Brass; Paint; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Family of John Cenci
DescriptionMusical ashtray comprised of brown plastic tray and detached musical football.
Glossy brown plastic ashtray. Square tray with flared corners each featuring ribbed depression. Center of tray has rounded square recess with rounded square platform at center where musical football was previously attached.
Detached brown plastic musical football. Light brown textured plastic football with blue and gold painted laces above applied University of Pittsburgh pennant sticker with gold panther and text. Back of football has brass winding key and sliding metal on/off switch. Interior of football has music playing mechanism.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-b together): 3.5 x 6.75 x 6.813 in. (8.9 x 17.1 x 17.3 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a): 1.188 x 6.75 x 6.813 in. (3 x 17.1 x 17.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 2.25 x 4.188 x 2.75 in. (5.7 x 10.6 x 7 cm)
Inscriptions(b)
Front of ball has applied sticker below the laces with gold text "PITT".
Marks(a)
Underside at center has raised text "MADE IN / GERMANY".
Historical NotesMusical ashtray related to the football career of University of Pittsburgh co-captain John Cenci. Cenci played in the 1956 Sugar Bowl bowl game that featured the 7th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the 11th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. This was the first integrated Sugar Bowl .
Related person
John Cenci
(born 1934)
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh
Related institution
Pittsburgh Panthers
Related institution
Pittsburgh Steelers
Related institution
Schenley High School
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1999
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c. 1773
Westinghouse
Industrial Ceramics Department of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation