Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ashtray
Object Number:
2010.26.20
Date:
1945-1955
Medium:
Printed metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (0.6 x 9.5 x 12.1 cm)
Description:
Stamped pin-up ashtray, advertising Hornell Electronic and Motor Equipment. Woman, wearing only a black lace bra, smiles. Set against a blue pastel background, with yellow border. Text on border reads, "Hornell Electronic / and Motor Equipment / TV & Radio Parts - Electric Motors / 286 Main St. - Phone 2451 - Hornell, N.Y."
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. & Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
