Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst With bold shadow work and

With bold shadow work and careful highlights

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

MM - 106165 - 040423

14" W x 10

Artist: Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (Belgian

Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst With bold shadow work andc. 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