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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 11798410, member: 5170&quot;]Just pulled this ashtray out of our buffet. It belonged to an aunt, long passed away, who was a world traveller. She went to the far East ca. 1950.</p><p>I know nothing about silver hallmarks, but to me this looks like USAG or JSAG with 900 underneath it. I&nbsp; don&#039;t know what the top letters mean, but I think silver purity is 900. </p><p>It&#039;s about 4 1/4&quot; U.S. wide and 3/4&quot; tall. I&#039;m guessing ca. 1945? It has been well-used for its intended purpose, although I&#039;m sure a cigarette has not been in it for many decades. Still, it&#039;s pretty funky and after a thorough cleaning I don&#039;t think the center will ever really come clean. </p><p>Oh, and the band around the top features repeating indigenous types smoking, with an odd spider web appearing only once.</p><p>I have deliberately not done a search of any kind for other examples, preferring instead to rely on the expertise of my fellow boardies.[ATTACH=full]548603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548605[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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