1890 – Ashtray: Advertisement

Physical description:

Small tin ashtray, decorated in black and red with a picture of a woman (glamorous but clearly 'housewife') riding on a brush, with her house in the background. Advertising Betterwear brushes.

Museum classification:

Images of Witchcraft

Size:

85 diam x 7

Information:

An amusing combination of the glamorous and the mundane - the woman is quite sexy and riding the brush with poise, but it's a toilet brush! The slogan written on the ashtray reads, 'You're round the house quicker with Betterwear brushes, mops and polishes.' Probably 1940s from the style of the woman's hair and clothing.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Tin

An amusing combination of the glamorous and the mundane - the woman is quite sexy and riding the brush with poise, but it's a toilet brush! The slogan written on the ashtray reads, 'You're round the house quicker with Betterwear brushes, mops and polishes.' Probably 1940s from the style of the woman's hair and clothing.