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ASHTRAY, TABLE - MONOPOLE MAGNUMS CIGARS

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Monopole Magnums Cigars

c. 1971

Overview

Circular brass ashtray with raised fluted edge to accommodate five cigarettes. Text on centre of ashtray.

Historical information

This ashtray was from the ladies lounge at the Railway Hotel. It was used and souvenired by Pam Herbert who worked at the Railway Hotel in c1971-2. The ashtray represents a time when it was socially acceptible to smoke in public indoor venues, a practice that is no longer socially acceptable or legal.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.6

Item type

Household Items

Material

Brass

Width

112 mm

Height or length

15 mm

Depth

112 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on upper surface: [Monopole / MAGNUMS / CIGARS / TRAY MADE IN / ENGLAND]

Keywords

HERBERT Pam Mrs

Railway Hotel, ARMADALE

ARMADALE

Place made

England
United Kingdom

used at the Railway Hotel in Armadale, located on the corner of Jull Street and Commerce Avenue

Year

c. 1971

Statement of significance

This collection of objects represents the way people, who call the City of Armadale their home, live their daily lives has changed over time. This includes habits and pastimes that were once popular but today are either frowned upon or have simply gone out of fashion. It includes fashions that were once worn and decorative items that once were common in peoples homes. The collection represents how each generation changes has different tastes and but can also take past trends and reinvent them for their own times.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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