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CLAM looking ashtray No. 1, ca. 1970

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    Posted 10 years ago

    austrohung…
    (584 items)

    This ashtray is usually sold as Fletcher’s CLAM, but I am not sure it is (it probably is not). As you can see, the two halfs are identical –as in any other case we’ve already seen-, but they’re asymmetrical, what means that you can join them in a way you get a standard GEMINI/CLAM looking ashtray or you get a slanted one…

    I have seen these being sold mostly in Germany, so I guess it was a German company that made them, but there’s no sign at all of which one.

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      these are great!!
    2. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks Sean!!!

      You can see what kind of collector I am, wanting to get all the similar designs :)
    3. Manikin Manikin, 10 years ago
      How unique austro ! Love that they fit together on a angle and the colors too !
    4. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks Mani! The only think that makes me believe it could be by Fletcher himself is that they fit in angle, which is a clever solution... but it could also be the trick to avoid being accused of plagiarism :)

      As for the colours I totally agree with you: green and orange look so amazing together!!!
    5. cactuscorner cactuscorner, 10 years ago
      Love it! Nice design also! Love the colors
    6. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks very much cactus corner!!!
    7. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks Mike, Agh and Vet for loving it!!!
    8. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      I actually like this one best, even if it was a ripoff.
      That asymmetry is brilliant!
    9. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks racer and tom for loving!!!

      The asymmetry is the biggest asset of this one, plus it involves a pretty nice study of shape, so whoever made it perhaps deserves to be bettr known.
    10. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks LINSKAL for your love!!!!

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