Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst American Portrait Photography - "For

American Portrait Photography - "For Liberty" WWI Soldiers Memorial

MM - 106165 - 040423

14" W x 10

and improvised mechanical installation - give the piece a distinctly one-of-a-kind folk engineering character

Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst American Portrait Photography - "Forc. 1930s; Rollodor Manufacturing Co. Los Angeles, CA Patented self righting floor ashtray based on Edgar H. Barb's April 25, 1933 design (U. S. Patent No. 1,905,123). The weighted spherical base automatically returns the stand to an upright position when tipped, allowing the ashtray to roll and recover rather than fall over. This example features the original simulated woodgrain finish with bright chrome plated wheel rims, a cylindrical handle, and a