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Wichita China Company

Wichita China Company

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Advertising ashtray for Wichita China Co., located at 550 S. Commerce St. in Wichita – a distributor of Carr China. This ashtray does not have a Carr backstamp, but it is in the style of Carr's advertising ashtrays. The company opened in 1940.

In order, below left, are scans of ads and stories taken from:
Aug. 2, 1940 issue of Wichita Evening Eagle;
Jan. 22, 1941 issue of Wichita Evening Eagle; and
1950 issue of The Catholic Advance.

Many thanks to colleague Phil Lord for providing research info from the Wichita Evening Eagle.

 

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