Scott McGerik’s Collections

This glass ashtray is from the Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego, CA. Screen printed on the ashtray is a Tiki and the words “Bali Ha’i”, “Shelter Island”, “Point Loma”, “San Diego”, and “Calif.”

This is a glass ashtray from the defunct Copper Squirrel nightclub, formerly located at 413 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minn.

This is an ashtray for Mr Joe’s Supper Club, formerly located at University Ave W and Prior Ave N in St Paul.

Along the rim of this black, glazed ceramic ashtray, in gold lettering, is “Cocktail Lounge”, “Restaurant”, “University and Prior”, “St. Paul Minnesota”. In the bowl is “Mr. Joe’s” and the head of man, possibly Mr Joe, wearing a bowtie and glasses. On the back, again in gold lettering, is “Royal China, Inc”, “Made in USA”, and “Warranted 22-K-Gold”.

This glass ashtray is from the Outrigger Motel in San Diego, CA. Screen printed on the ashtray palm trees, sailboats, and the words “The Outrigger Motel”, “San Diego, Calif.”, and “Phone 223-7105″.

This is a glass ashtray from the John Skowronski’s defunct Wig and Bottle restaurant, formerly located on the corner of Lowry Ave and Marshall Ave in NE Minneapolis where Betty Danger's Country Club now resides. Originally a grocery store, the one story building was a grocery store constructed by John Ingenhutt in 1891. In 1904, a saloon was added to the structure. Sometime in the 1940’s, the building was converted to a restaurant. John Skowronksi operated the Wig and Bottle restaurant from the location from the 1960’s to the 1980’s until a fire combined with changed zoning regulations forced him to close the restaurant. [from A Walking Tour of Marshall Street Northeast, Minneapolis, original tour conducted on September 19, 1999]

I found this ashtray, produced by Treasure Craft, at a thrift store near where I live. On the bottom is inscribed “Treasure Craft Maui Hawaii © 1963 #34″

Treasure Craft items similar to this one can be found on page 54 of Treasure Craft Pottery & Pottery Craft Stoneware by George A. Higby.