Baseball Centennial ashtray

Date1939

DescriptionSquare clear cut glass ashtray with a flat outer rim and a circular concave center portion. There is a paper label on the underside with black stitching to imitate a baseball and black lettering reading "Base Ball Centennial / 1839-1939 / Cooperstown, N.Y. / Doubleday Field / Birthplace of Base Ball." There is a depiction on the left side of the head and shoulders of a man with "Major-Gen. Abner Doubleday" in black lettering below. There is a depiction on the right side of a building with "National Baseball Museum" in black lettering below.

Bio/Historical NoteAshtray commemorating the Centennial of Baseball in 1939.

Object numberB-2020-0174-03

Subject National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Attributes

Classificationscollectibles

Dimensionsw x h x d: 4.25 x 1 x 4.25 in.

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