Jos. E. Zivney, Agt. Standard Oil, Ashtray

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Jos. E. Zivney, Agt. Standard Oil, Ashtray

Entry/Object ID

2016.15.2

Description

Square clear-glass ashray with circular ash bowl and circular decal in the center of the bowl featuring the Standard Oil logo and the name, address and phone number of the distributing business: Jos. E. Zivney, Agt. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Pioneer 3-3056 Judging from the phone number, this item was probably produced in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2016.15

Source or Donor

Donna Asher

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1950 - 1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ashtray

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Containers for Smoking & Tobacco

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

advertising merchandise (see "promotional material"), promotional material, ashtrays, businesses in: Sturgeon Bay, distributors of oil, gasoline, etc., Jos. E. Zivney, Agt., ashtrays

Other Name

advertising

Dimensions

Height

11/16 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

3-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

diameter of bowl - 3.0" diameter of logo - 1.75"

Condition

Notes

nearly pristine (very small chip on one corner)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Asher, Donna

Person or Organization

Zivney, Joseph E.

Person or Organization

Asher, Steve

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 3, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 23, 2026