Ashtray, 1956 Olympic Games souvenir

Object Type
Personal effects/Smoking accessory/Ashtray
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Small plastic ashtray with three depressions on edge for resting cigarettes. Blue in colour (white underneath), it features the Olympic Rings on the upper edge, a picture of the Olympic Torch rising up out of a green map of Australia in the 'bowl', and "OLYMPIC GAMES MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 2 NOV.- .8 DEC. 1956" written in white around the edge.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 110 W: 22mm (H: 4 5/16 W: 7/8")
Media/Materials
Plastic
Ink
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1154
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.

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