Ashtray [TEAL]
Maker and role
Tasman Empire Airways Limited, Commissioned by
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Object detail
Accession number
2004.405
Description
Metal ashtray (possibly steel). Circular metal with 3 grooved horizontal lines running around the outside. The edge is higher at 2 opposite points and from these higher area extends 2 narrow pieces leading to 2 half cylindrical areas. The body of the object has multiple hollow compartments all painted blue - 3 down the centre, 2 on either side and 4 smaller ones where the high edges extend into the middle.
An ashtray made from the piston from a Bristol Hercules engine used on the Solent Flying Boat.
An ashtray made from the piston from a Bristol Hercules engine used on the Solent Flying Boat.
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Collection
Credit Line
Tasman Empire Airways Limited. Ashtray [TEAL], 2004.405. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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