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<p>[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 107690, member: 60"]The decoration looks like copper, it is heavy and weighs 9 grams. 4" wide. Dumb question - what was the purpose of the "cage"? Just decorative? Wouldn't the cigarette roll right off the top or, go out if placed inside one of the holes?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found other things made by this company but the dates are all over the place. I did find this from the link below. </p><ul> <li><b>1931:</b> The L. E. Mason Company makes bronze, silver, and gold castings.</li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/neighborhoods/neigh_hyde.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/neighborhoods/neigh_hyde.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/neighborhoods/neigh_hyde.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think this is from the 30's, 40's or later? Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190751psrs_zpsy5rzll3t.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190754psrs_zpsa6pqb8kw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190757psrs_zpsiky2pcdh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190759psrs_zpsurcv5jra.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190761psrs_zpsvd6mc1qs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 107690, member: 60"]The decoration looks like copper, it is heavy and weighs 9 grams. 4" wide. Dumb question - what was the purpose of the "cage"? Just decorative? Wouldn't the cigarette roll right off the top or, go out if placed inside one of the holes? I have found other things made by this company but the dates are all over the place. I did find this from the link below. [LIST] [*][B]1931:[/B] The L. E. Mason Company makes bronze, silver, and gold castings. [/LIST] [URL]http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/neighborhoods/neigh_hyde.html[/URL] Do you think this is from the 30's, 40's or later? Thank you. [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190751psrs_zpsy5rzll3t.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190754psrs_zpsa6pqb8kw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190757psrs_zpsiky2pcdh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190759psrs_zpsurcv5jra.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/LE%20Mason%20Ashstray/P1190761psrs_zpsvd6mc1qs.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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