ashtray: various airlines

Date:1952
Medium:Glazed ceramic
Credit Line:Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2008.056.0624
Dimensions:1 3/4 x 6 inches dia. (4.4 x 15.2 cm dia.)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Décor
Subcategory:Ashtray
airline: Northwest Airlines , Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) , KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) , CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) , Pan American World Airways , Pan American Airways , British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) , Canadian Pacific Airlines
company: Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Description

Ashtray issued by the Mainichi Newspapers to commemorate airmail speed contest in 1952; white circular ashtray with color servicemarks of various airlines: Canadian Pacific, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), Pan American World Airways, Northwest Airlines, KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China), Scandinavian Airways System (SAS), plus two unidentified airlines and text, "1952 Round the World Airmail Speed Contest / The Mainichi Newspapers" with image of route map and two airplanes; three indentations at rim.

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