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| Title | Sphere Shaped Ashtray |
| Object Name | Sphere Shaped Ashtray |
| Manufactured By | Roanoid Plastics Ltd, England
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| Description | Sphere shaped ashtray with black plastic, green marble, and black metal parts. Plastic cigarette holders (3) are on a hinge to fold over hole in marble and allow ash to be contained in an enclosed sphere shape. Identification and manufacture is marked on inside of sphere, unable to read clearly." Roanoid is the trade name for a plastic made from urea formaldehyde developed in Britain by Roanoid Plastics Ltd in 1923. Roanoid Plastics Ltd was a specialized molder, and provided the ocean liner 'Queen Mary' with various fittings (including handrails) in 1936." The ashtray is probably one of the most famous and ingenious pieces of English Art Deco design and similar examples have been featured in many exhibitions." |
| Date Manufactured | c. 1935 |
| Material | Urea Formaldehyde |
| Material Trade Name | Roanoid |
| Number of Objects | 1 |
| Accession Number | 2009_079.008 |
| Donor | Gift of Lawrence J. Broutman. |
| Broad Subject | Tobacco Related
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| Subjects | Ashtrays
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| For More Information | Please address inquires to the Public Services Librarian, Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library (e-mail: scrc@syr.edu, tel. 315-443-2697). |
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| staff notes | Multiple images |
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