Louisiana Purchase Exposition Souvenir Ashtray, 1904

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Artifact Overview

Souvenirs provide a lasting remembrance of the places you have visited. In the early 1900s, visitors to the "World's Fairs" eagerly purchased items that would then decorate their homes upon their return. This ashtray was available to fairgoers who visited the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Ashtray

Date Made

1904

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

85.127.96

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.

Material

Copper (Metal)

Technique

Embossing (Technique)

Dimensions

Diameter: 6.5 in