Lot 185: A Collection of Brass and Copper Advertising Ashtrays and Dishes

A collection of pressed brass and copper advertising ashtrays and small dishes. The group includes brewery promotional items comprising three square brass dishes printed with the Bass red triangle logo reading ‘BASS IN BOTTLE’, a square brass Mitchells & Butlers ashtray embossed ‘Mitchells & Butlers’ and ‘Good Honest Beer’, a small square dish with central embossed ‘M&B’ monogram, and a fluted copper pin dish embossed with a crest above ‘Worthington IN BOTTLE’. Tobacco advertising comprises a circular two-tone metal ashtray embossed with ‘PLAYER’S PLEASE’ to the raised rim, alongside a square brass example embossed ‘Player’s’ and ‘Please’ in script to the borders. Additional commercial examples include a square brass Hennessy Cognac Brandy ashtray embossed ‘V.S.O.P. X.O.’, a circular brass dish embossed ‘Old Highland Whisky JOHN WALKER & SONS KILMARNOCK’, a copper-finished six-rest ashtray embossed ‘Compass LAWN TENNIS BALLS’, and a circular brass three-rest ashtray embossed to the interior well with text reading ‘READ THIS SAVE MONEY BY COMPARING OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS DIAMOND JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVERWARE, ETC. THE DIAMOND HOUSE AMERICAN SWISS WATCH CO. LTD.’.