Posted 11 years ago
mikelv85
(1231 items)
"The Hyde Park" no. 1900 Made in USA. Apparently there were many shapes and colors of these ashtrays made in the 50's with removable metal ( copper or brass? ) monograms. This one has a "CA" in the middle. Wonder if it belonged to someone famous ? Sadly it has two small nicks in the edge. I had looked at it before but today it was "green" sticker half price day, so I figured I'd buy it. -Mike-
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I have an ashtray that looks just like this but its a 20 pound all brass it has a n in the middle I can't find anything like it. U ever seen one?
Hi, sorry, that is not Roseville. The Hyde Park company in Massachusetts, I researched, made the largest number of bronzed baby shoes in the 40’s. They made a number of metal items. But, I have seen a letter from a vice president of the company that said it contracted with 3 different companies to make these ashtrays from them. I remember one was Haeger and another was Coors (the pottery company). The 3’rd was not Roseville. There are quite a number of these usually, not always, numbered in 5’s. 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920 etc. The center usually had a gothic letter on it. But many times had small statues or company symbols as requested.