Antique Copper Ashtray / Printing Plate of Rev. Edmund Squire, Boston handwoven kilim this is a great little

this is a great little everyday vase that sets off any little bud

which is in near perfect condition

with all of the hinges working well and the drawer opening with ease

image size: 9 3/4”x17”

Antique Copper Ashtray / Printing Plate of Rev. Edmund Squire, Boston handwoven kilim this is a great littleThis is one of the most curious ashtrays I have encountered, with a very interesting history! Made of copper, at its center is the inscribed name backwards of "Rev. Edmund Squire." A bit of research informs me that Squire was the founder of the Pilgrim Church in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, who, on Nov. 2, 1862the second year of the Civil Warconvened 16 people at his Dorchester home to unite themselves into what they called an unsectarian Church