Let's see some FIGURAL ASHTRAYS!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Hi Gang:

Here are two Yoo Hoo Hartland ashtrays the company sent out to customers highlighting their two Yankee Spokesmen!

Fred

Those are really cool. Are they marked "Yoo Hoo" anywhere? Looks like an olde English "B" under Yogi....is there an "M" under Mickey?

[whiteymet]

Hi Rob:

Yes, there is a "M" monogram under Mick like the "B" under Yogi.

There is no Yoo Hoo markings on the ashtray. Lou and John at Inside the Park Collectibles posted a letter from the former "owner" (?) at Yoo Hoo that talked about them.

I'll see if I can find a scan and post it.

Fred

[ooo-ribay]

I forgot about this one. I always assumed it was from 1969; the 100th year of professional baseball, but this website (run by a Net54 guy) says 1939; 100th year of baseball ever being played.

http://1939baseball.com/ashtrays.html

What do you guys think?

[FourStrikes]

found this while digging thru a box of stuff today, and while I didn't find it worthy of it's own thread, I figured I'd
post it here, particularly since Rob (ooo-ribay) started this thread way back when.

6-inch metal "tray postcard".

okay, it's NOT "figural" - hell, it's actually not even an "ashtray" by definition but it IS an option (see 2nd scan) as "ashtray" is at least mentioned as a possibility!

don't know how rare or unusual it is, but it's cool, especially since it references a specific game(s), a doubleheader against the Cubs, with Willie Mays hitting HR #325 in game 1 (games were actually played 4/29, not 4/28 as mentioned in handwritten message).

anyway...

[ooo-ribay]

I always liked those little trays. 4 cents to mail? Now, they'd say it was not "macineable" and charge $3+.

[effe]

Technically not sports (or maybe not even an ashtray). But when I saw him at the flea market I had to have him.
A little research online dated it to 1950.