Heavily Patinated (Much Used!) Walter Bosse for Herta Baller 1950s Brass "Hand" Ashtray theorem peach ) Two rivets on the

) Two rivets on the inside of the spout hold the tin addition firmly in place

I also really love the interplay of the lettering and the printed grids of the paper

with a small ink smear below the pipe

Originally

Found plenty of time in advance of Mother's Day

Heavily Patinated (Much Used!) Walter Bosse for Herta Baller 1950s Brass "Hand" Ashtray theorem peach ) Two rivets on theI happened upon this one digging around in Maine this week an iconic brass 'hand' ashtray designed by Walter Bosse and produced by Herta Baller, Austria, c. 1950 Terrific form all the way around, with the pinched thumb and forefinger meant to evoke the holding of a cigarette and this particular ashtray was clearly very much used as such, with lots of blackening to the bowl. I have wiped it well with a damp cloth, but not attempted to clean or polish