Very Rare c1972 IMPERIAL #537 glass CHESSIE SYSTEM advertising 7 1/2 ASHTRAY

I spent about an hour searching the internet and found NO EXAMPLE of this RARE FIND! The clear GLASS BLANK was made by IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY and was there No. 537 Made with a Duck, Fish etc. Note under the logo is the --- C&O / B&O --- in 1972 the 2 companies merged.

Perhaps this was a DEDICATION ASHTRAY. (Baltimore & Ohio and the Chesapeake & Ohio). Large, being hair over 7 1/2 and weighs 1 Pound 14 Ounces - TOP CONDITION and will hold LOTS of CIGARETTES!

This certainly was probably made for those COMPANY BOARDROOM MEETINGS!

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