A Barker Brothers ashtray

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A Barker Brothers ashtray

Entry/Object ID

2011.411.1.2

Description

A Barker Brothers ashtray, Los Angeles, ca. 1920s. The thick glass tray has the name "Barkers Bros," which was a furniture store in the area, and location "Los Angeles" embossed on the bottom and readable through the tray. At the upper end is a pipe rest with an indentation for the chamber or bowl of the pipe. With residue in the pipe rest and minor scratches and residue elsewhere, the condition is good.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Ashtrays