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Ashtray from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A white porcelain ashtray with gold glazed stars around the border. It is roughly triangular in shape. Text carved into the bottom of the base reads "PLYMOUTH / PRODUCTS CO / PHILA PA / 76A".

Catalog date
1941-1994
Recorded places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Millinery; Women

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.6.121

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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