Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Souvenir |
Accession number |
99.4 |
Catalog Number |
99.4.1 |
Date |
1917 |
Dimensions |
H-3 Dia-5 inches |
Collection |
Masonic Ambulance Corps of California |
Place of Origin |
Europe |
Description |
Ashtray made from 75MM shell and fashioned in the shape of a hat belonging to Royal Army Medical Corps (U.K.), as the emblem on the object denotes, which consists of a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown. Within is a serpent climbing a staff. Stamped on the top are lot numbers and other distingushing marks for identifying the shell. |
Caption |
Ashtray made from a 75mm Shell Casing, WWI, Masonic Ambulance Corps of CA |
Title |
75mm Shell casing/ashtray--Masonic Ambulance Corps of California |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Credit line |
Gift from Robert Goldstein for his father |