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Originally Posted by da-bullman
I think this is an aluminum "Sand Cast Die" used to make a ceramic mold to produce an ash tray for the 38th joint meeting of the Major and Minor Leagues held in Cincinnati at the Netherlands Plaza Hotel, December 3- 6 1939. Banquet table gifts included Ash Trays Celebrating Baseball's 100th Birthday on each table. The ash trays are ceramic I have four of them in my collection the Reds, the Phillies, the White Sox, and the Giants. News Paper photos show the ash trays on the tables I assume all the Major League teams were made for the banquet. Thanks Steve
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Great website, Steve!!
I have a question, however.....I am a Giants collector and have the Giants version of this ashtray. But, because MLB celebrated their 125th Anniversary in 1994 (patch below was worn by all MLB teams in 1994) I had thought these ashtrays came from 1969. Do you have a picture of the ashtrays on the tables at the 1939 banquet? Are you sure they're from 1939? I'd love that to be true....I got mine for 12 bucks!