My Grandfather’s Old Ashtray

[missionpipe]

Very nice piece and memory of your grandfather.

 

[tfdickson]

Trying to do the math on your generations. My grandparents were born around then, too. But I'm several months shy of 70 and my mother was 41 when she had me. So 1 or 2 of your generations must have featured much older men with younger wives who gave birth.

My grandmother was born in 1907, 14 years younger than my grandfather. My mother was born in 1947 and I was born in 1978. My grandfather passed away before I was born but my grandmother lived until 1994 and I got to spend a lot of time with her.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Here ya go….

Thank-you, Mike. That 75mm shell base is 1/4 larger than the shell for the 6pdr (57mm). I appreciate you sharing it.

 

[gamzultovah]

I am using my grandfather’s old ashtray today. Smoking some Peter Stokkebye 1931.

Bronze is a copper and tin alloy. My grandfather was born in 1886.

Heinz Art Metal with silver accents. Beautiful.

 

[gamzultovah]

My only ashtray. No family affiliation.

 

[Mike N]

Heinz Art Metal with silver accents. Beautiful.

Thank you very much for that decoding of the trademark.

Here is a link to Heintz Art Metal info:

Heintz Collector - Heintz Art Metal - David Surgan (Tobacco Items)

www.heintzcollector.com

 

[Mike N]

I cleaned it up a bit with some metal polish and cut down the cork knocker. I’m still debating whether or not to permanently glue the cork.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I’m still debating whether or not to permanently glue the cork.

I use 3M double sided trim tape to hold my pipe knockers down, its very firm but still easily enough removed.