Impressive metal ashtray from President Ford’s Air Force One, featuring two cigarette-holder indentations around the edges and an eagle seal raised in relief in the center, with raised lettering around the rim, “Air Force One, Gerald R. Ford.” The circular ashtray measures 7.75″ in diameter and 1″ tall, constructed of a silver-colored cast metal with alternating polished and matte-finish surfaces, and is covered by thin cork on the base to prevent skidding. Includes a letter of provenance on a White House card from Larry Branscum, a White House NSC staffer. In full: “The large pewter type ashtray was from Air Force One. It reads in large raised letters, ‘Air Force One’ and ‘Gerald R. Ford.’ A Presidential Seal is in the center. President Ford was a pipe smoker which might explain the [very] large size.”
