Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst and improvised mechanical installation -

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

With bold shadow work and careful highlights

and light oxidation

believed to be birch

Exterior shows only minor surface wear with warm finish and visible grain

Vintage "Belmet Rollodor" Self-Righting Floor Ashtray pabst and improvised mechanical installation -c. 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