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

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Notes

now collection of Kenny King

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

Location

Location

Box

Blair Box #4

Shelf

Unit A: Shelf 5

Room

Artifact Storage Room

Category

Storage

Moved By

Shaun Slifer

Date

July 31, 2021

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