Pair of "Top Mode" Banquet Tray Trans-Matic Ashtrays

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  1. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    I have a pair of plastic "Top Mode" Banquet Tray Trans-Matic Ashtrays.
    Dimensions are about 6" top dia. x 6 3/4" outside edge bottom dia.
    x 1" tall. Looks to me that this will hold in the middle of the ashtray
    either a cigarette in the middle holder or cigars on the end holders.
    The ashtrays look old to me. What is the company, pattern and decade
    that these would have been used? Thank you. Rob
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    rknarr2, Jan 25, 2021
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  2. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    It seems like an awkward construction, to lay your cigarette flat across the middle.
     
    janetpjohn, Jan 25, 2021
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  3. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    It's funny I can find no reference to this ashtray or company anywhere.
    You'd think with such a snazzy name it would be easy to find.
     
    Bookahtoo, Jan 25, 2021
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  4. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I think the center "notch" is meant to hold a book of matches. Maybe these were marketed to restaurants & bars where they could have the name of the establishment on the side.
     
    bercrystal, Jan 25, 2021
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  5. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    True. I am thinking maybe it is not an ashtray but for a banquet table like the feet on a banquet table.
    Maybe it is not an ashtray but part of a "Top Mode" Banquet Tray by Trans-Matic.
     
    rknarr2, Jan 26, 2021
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  6. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    Maybe I was wrong and its not an ashtray but part of a banquet tray like it says on the back "Top Mode" Banquet Tray by the company Trans-Matic. I think I had found the company name Trans Matic. Rob
     
    rknarr2, Jan 26, 2021
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  7. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    Maybe I was wrong and it is not an ashtray but part of a banquet tray as it says on the back "Top Mode" Banquet Tray and made by Trans-Matic. Rob
     
    rknarr2, Jan 26, 2021
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  9. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    I searched on ebay and found http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5337485078&toolid=10001&mpre=TOP-O-MATIC Cigarette Maker Rolling Making Tobacco Injector Machine with Tray | eBay
    As I was looking at the metal tray in the corners I noticed the outline of some round
    discs and may have been grounded off. I wonder if these go to a tray like this. Rob
     
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  10. rknarr2

    rknarr2 Well-Known Member

    I searched on ebay and found http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5337485078&toolid=10001&mpre=TOP-O-MATIC Cigarette Maker Rolling Making Tobacco Injector Machine with Tray | eBay
    As I was looking at the metal tray in the corners I noticed the outline of some round
    discs and may have been grounded off. I wonder if these go to a tray like this. Rob
     
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  11. i need help

    i need help Well-Known Member

    08705820-3A0B-46EA-8DE8-681486DADF47.jpeg What does it say where I’ve circled?
     
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