Vintage Mid-Century Mixed-Metal Copper & Brass Mechanical Fish Ashtray

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Inject authentic 1950s personality into your space with this captivating vintage mid-century modern mechanical fish ashtray. A masterpiece of mid-century … Read more Inject authentic 1950s personality into your space with this captivating vintage mid-century modern mechanical fish ashtray. A masterpiece of mid-century novelty metalwork, this collectible piece features a delightfully plump, spherical body hand-formed from warm, glowing copper. It is brilliantly contrasted by heavy, solid-cast brass accents, including stylized structural side fins, a fan tail, and oversized, concentric protruding eyes.

Functional Mechanical Feature: True to its clever post-war design, the fish features a wide, open-mouthed profile complete with a movable brass tongue lever extending from its lower jaw. Originally designed as a smokeless tabletop tobacco accessory, this whimsical zoomorphic character functions perfectly today as a desktop paperweight, an eclectic conversation starter on a bar cart, or a unique catchall dish for rings and keys. See less