Ashtray

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Ashtray

Entry/Object ID

WTB3.1MTP.SF.015

Description

Brass ashtray, includes bag of possible contents.

Context

Whites Trace Branch: Shovel Test Pit #1, Level 1, Special Finds (11/8/2009) This site, WTB3, is not otherwise documented.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wm. A. Rogers LTD

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

bottom/base of ashtray

Transcription

ROGERS BROS. SILVER / NICKEL / SILVER SOLDERED / (unreadable) 1847

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Type

Inscription

Location

bottom/base of ashtray

Transcription

The Leeboch (? script lettering, unclear)

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Type

Struck

Location

bottom/base of ashtray

Transcription

032

Dimensions

Width

3-3/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

non-magnetic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

11/8/2009