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1. Ash tray Ash trayLithographic transfer of Churchill and FDR on molded porcelain. The base glaze is white. Gold trim painted around outer edge. Two slots, upper left and lower right, for cigarettes. Below the image of FDR and Churchill, the words F.D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. / Atlantic Meeting, 1941. Stamped into base - ENGLAND / 227. Stamped in greenish blue: ENGLISH WARE / LANCASTERS / LTD. / HANLEY / ENGLAND. Below ENGLISHWARE is a crown.
2. Ash tray Ash trayMolded metal ash tray, in the shape of two horseshoes overlapped. Molded on the dished area of the horseshoe on the left is a tree and the initials FDR. Molded on the horseshoe on the right is FDR's house at Warm Springs, with LITTLE WHITE HOUSE molded above and WARM SPRINGS, GA molded below. All of the raised areas are painted gold, and the rest is painted black. Across the top is a molded sign, with two flowers, one at either end, and the words GOOD LUCK. It also is painted gold. Stamped on bottom: K 270. Also a mark of some kind with the letters K.T. in it. Then, MADE IN JAPAN.
3. Ash tray Ash trayWhite base glaze, with silk screened design on the face. The design of the Little White House is then hand painted for color. At the base of the design, silkscreened, are the words: LITTLE WHITE HOUSE / WARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA. The tray itself is molded porcelain with four concave places around the rim for cigarettes. Gold painted around rim on inner and outer edge, and on both sides of the four depressions in the rim. Silk screen of a maker's mark; a crown on top of two concentric circles. In the space between the two circles, the words JONROTH / ENGLAND. In the center of the inner circle, a monogram which looks like this: J8/cR. Underneath the circles, the words ROYAL WINTON. Around the top of the design, MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND. A mark of blue at the top.
4. Ash tray Ash trayPressed glass, tinted a smoky gray. Silkscreened on the face of the tray, an image of L'Arc de Triumph, and the words HOTEL / FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT / ***NN/ PARIS (8*), all in white. Molded in base OPALEX / MADE IN FRANCE / 2.
5. Ash tray Ash trayMolded porcelain, roughly square, with white glaze. In each corner, a cigarette slot. In the center of the tray, a photolithographic transfer of FDR, with his name below. Gold trim painted around edge of rim. In gold, stamped on base, ROYAL FENTON. Below, also in gold, the image of a crown.
6. Ash tray Ash trayForged steel. Smooth rim, smooth bottom. No design except for a coin. The coin has the head of FDR in the center, and around the outside it reads PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / HYDE PARK NY. A stamp into the bottom of concentric cicrcles. In the space between the two circles are the words VAL KILL / HYDE PARK NY Inside the innner circle is a hammer and anvil.
7. Ash tray Ash trayMolded plastic, with slots for six cigarettes and a clip to hold a match book. Plastic is black. In white letters, silkscreened on the rim, the words: ROOSEVELT - TRUMAN / DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION. Molded on base, an eagle, displayed, with shield on breast. The shield has an E in it. The eagle grips arrows in right claw, olive branch in left. Below, the words QUALITY / EAGLE / MADE USA.
8. Ash tray Ash trayGlass, tinted gray and molded into a round, scalloped shape. There are seven images silkscreened onto the glass in white and a metallic, red-gold color. One, labeled cultural centers, shows Rockerfeller Center and Lincoln Center. Moving clockwise, there is the Empire State Building World's Tallest Building, The United Nations Bldg; Coney Island; Times Square; and International Airport. In the center is the Statue of Liberty. Etched into base, a dotted line making a shape like an artist's pallete, in which is written Houze Art. Underneath, the words Pt. Marion, PA / Made in USA.
9. Ash tray Ash trayMolded metal, roughly shaped like a rectangle with all four sides pushed in the middle. Molded image of FDR on the left side. To the right, a visual represenation of him thinking of a fire burning in a fireplace. Below that thought bubble, the words REMEMBER YOUR FIRESIDES. The three molded areas are painted gold. The rest of the dish is painted black. Molded on back: MADE IN JAMESTOWN, N.Y. @.
10. Ash tray Ash traySand cast metal, concave capsule design around outside edge. The top of the tray has a molded horse head from side to side. Two concave cigarette holders. At the bottom, a concave spot into which was affixed a stamped piece with an image of a building. Around the outer edge of the stamped piece are the words HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / HYDE PARK NY.
11. Ash tray Ash trayMolded ceramic dish, with 4 slots for cigarettes. Gold trim painted on edge of the dished in part. In center of face, a silkscreened image of FDR, with his name below. Printed on bottom in gold: SOUVENIR / THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE / WARM SPRINGS, GA.
12. Ash tray Ash trayPressed glass, designed to look like cut. Four slots, one in each corner, for cigarettes. Silkscreen on base, seen through bottom of tray like window decal. Around the edge of the design, the words FREEDOM / DEMOCRACY / RE-ELECTION, separated by stars. In the center, an image of FDR. Lettering is red, picture blue, all on a white background.
13. Ash tray Ash trayMolded porcelain, with a cigarette slot in each corner. Base glaze is white, with gold trim painted on outer edge. In the center, a photolithograph of Churchill, with his name below. Stamped in ink on base: T. LAWRENCE / FALCON WARE / MADE IN ENGLAND. Below T. LAWRENCE, an image of a pottery vessel.
14. Ash tray Ash trayMolded metal. The dished area has an image of a building with a patio, and steps up to the patio. In the patio is a bust on a pedestal. Below are the words ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL LIBRARY. To the left, and turned 90 degrees, is an image of a Scottish Terrier, besides which is the word FALA. Across the top, above the dish, is a molded image of Hyde Park, below which are the words HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Across the bottom, below the dish, are the words HYDE PARK. N.Y. The object has a gold colored finish. MADE IN JAPAN molded on back.
15. Ash tray Ash trayMolded brass(?). Design of roses around the rim. In the center, an image of FDR, framed by a cuvilinear design. On the left of his face, the number 19; on the right the number 35. Around the image in a circle, the words: THE MAN OF THE HOUR / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
16. Bank BankGray, round, plastic bank with the words, DIME BANK SAVE A DIME A DAY, surrounding the raised face of FDR on the removable top portion. The back of the bottom portion has the words, MADE IN THE UNITED STATES DIME BANK, surrounding a raised representation of an eagle holding an American shield and two lit torches.
17. Bank BankMolded plastic, with a resemblance to a dime. The top shows a raised relief of FDR, and the words DIME BANK / SAVE A DIME A DAY are molded around the rim. The slot is cut between the words DIME and BANK. The bottom has a molded eagle, displayed, perched on a shield with stripes vertically, and a field horizontally across the top. Two torches flank the eagle, and the words MADE IN THE UNITED STATES / DIME BANK circle the outside. The plastic is silver colored.
18. Bank BankStamped and pressed tin, in the shape of a barrel. Held together by tabs and rivets. Brown and black painting on metal looks like wooden staves and metal hoops. Slot cut and pressed in top. Hinged metal door on bottom. Printing on side reads: HAPPY DAYS BANK. Shield with J. CHEIN / & CO / MADE IN / U.S.A. painted on side.
19. Bank BankSolid wood, turned on a lathe to make a barrel shape, then hallowed leaving one end. 2 bands of tin wrapped around sides and tacked down in grooves. Printing on the bands reads: NEW DEAL BANK / PROSPERITY. Tin key.
20. Bank BankSolid wood, turned on a lathe to make a barrel shape, then hollowed leaving one end. 2 bands of tin wrapped around sides and tacked down in grooves. Printing on the bands reads: NEW DEAL BANK / PROSPERITY.
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