General Electric Ashtrays
 
 

GE Ashtray #1 Marking: (Embossed around rim) PORCELAIN / DEPT. (Embossed in arc in bowl) [GE Logo] Colors: Dark chocolate Dimensions: 6-5/8 inches in diameter 1-1/4 inch thick Notes:  The marking "Porcelain Dept." disagrees with Jack Tod's information on the naming of this GE division.  Tod indicates that in 1951, the Locke Insulator Corporation's name changed to the Locke Dept. of GE "and still later to Insulator Department, and finally to Insulator Products Dept. of General Electric Co." (Tod 1988, p. 106).

GE Ashtray #2 Markings: (On top) [G.E. Logo] (In bowl) [Suspension insulator] (On Bottom) Donald Cramer Colors: Black with silver logo, insulator, and name I have also seen a picture of a brown version of this without the name. Dimensions: 7" across the bottom 1" tall

References

Tod, Jack H. (1988).  Porcelain Insulators: Guide Book for Collectors (Unipart Pin Types).  Third edition.  Phoenix, AZ: Privately published.
 

This page created February 8, 2001
Updated November 28, 2001