Ashtray Collection

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Title

Ashtray Collection

Subject

Marketing.
Smoking--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950.
Smoking--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970.
Smoking--New York (State)--New York--1970-1980.
Smoking Paraphernalia
Bay Shore (N.Y)
Bethpage (N.Y.)
East Meadow (N.Y.)
Elmont (N.Y.)
Greenvale (N.Y.)
Hauppauge (N.Y)
Hempstead (N.Y.)
Manhasset (N.Y.)
Montauk (N.Y.)
Oyster Bay (N.Y.)
Southampton (N.Y.)
Ephemera.

Description

This collections contains glass, ceramic, and metal ashtrays produced by business and organizations for advertising purposes and for the use of their clientele. The businesses responsible for these objects include hotels, bars, restaurants, political parties, supermarkets, auto mechanics, fire departments, public utilities, real estate agents, and more.

Creator

M. Curtis

Source

Ashtray Collection

Publisher

Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute

Date

1940’s – 1980’s

Contributor

Michael Curtis

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Format

Ashtrays
PDF documents

Collection Items

Nassau Republican $100 Dinner
A ceramic ashtray from the 1963 Nassau Republican $100 Dinner event.

Oyster Bay Hospital
A ceramic ashtray from the Oyster Bay Hospital in Oyster Bay, NY.

Sands Motel
A glass ashtray from the Sands Motel in Montauk, NY.

Nash Oldsmobile
A glass and rubber ashtray in the shape of a tire from Nash Oldsmobile in Huntington, NY.

Luna Continental Cuisine Catering
A glass astray from Luna Continental Cuisine Catering located in Elmont, NY.

J and G Food Shoppe
A glass ashtray from J and G Food Shoppe in Garden City Park, NY.

John Duck Jr.
A glass ashtray from the John Duck Jr. restaurant in Southampton, NY.

LILCO
A glass ashtray from the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO).

Gil Clark's
A ceramic ashtray from Gil Clark's in Bay Shore, NY.

The Empress
A glass ashtray from The Empress in East Meadow, NY.
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