Newporter Inn Smoky Advert Ashtray

Vintage smoky gray glass ashtray featuring an embedded advertising insert for The Newporter Inn in Newport Beach, California. The ashtray has four cigarette rests and a clean, mid-century modern design with a translucent smoke-colored glass body. Hotel and motel advertising ashtrays like this were commonly used in guest rooms and lounges during the mid-20th century and are now collectible pieces of California hospitality memorabilia.

Materials:
Pressed glass with paper advertising insert sealed beneath the base

Dimensions:

• Diameter: Approximately 4.1 in.
• Height: Approximately 0.9 in.

Age:
Circa 1950s–1970s

Condition:
Good vintage condition. Light surface wear and minor scratches consistent with age and use. The advertising insert beneath the glass shows age-related discoloration but remains legible. No chips or cracks observed in the glass.

Brand/Maker:
Unknown

Country of Manufacture:
Unknown

Use / Type:
Advertising ashtray / Hotel souvenir / Tobacciana collectible

Style:
Mid-Century Modern

Production Technique:
Pressed molded glass with encapsulated paper advertising label

Color:
Smoky gray, blue, white

Theme:
Newport Beach, California, hotel advertising, travel memorabilia, tobacciana

Food Safe:
No. Intended as an ashtray, not for food use.