1953 ANDREA DORA ITALIAN LINE PIN DISH OR MINT DISH OR CHANGE DISH OR ASHTRAY

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IN THIS AUCTION WE ARE OFFERING WITHOUT RESERVE AN ORIGINAL 5 INCH BY 5 INCH IMAGE OF ITALIAN LINES "ANDREA DORIA" OUTLINED AGAINST THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE.
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PICTURE ONE SHOWS ANDREA DORIA ESCORTED BY A TUG BOAT STEAMING BY LOWER MANHATTAN ISLAND.  THE GREAT LINER WAS STRUCK BY THE STOCKHOLM WHICH EITHER HAD AN ICEBREAKER BOW OR RE-ENFORCED BOW TO AVOID  A REPEAT OF THE TITANIC TRAGEDY.  STOCKHOLM PLUNGED DEEP INTO ANDREA DORIA, AND UPON WITHDRAWING OPENED THE ITALIAN LINER TO THE OCEAN. I WAS ALIVE DURING THE SINKING PERIOD, AND AS I RECALL SOME ANDREA DORIA PEOPLE ACTUALLY WERE FOUND ABOARD THE STOCKHOLM AS THAT SHIP BACKED OFF FROM COLLISION.
PICTURE TWO SHOWS THE BACK OF THE DISH WHICH I HAVE READ DATES FROM THE EARLY 1950'S. THE DISH AS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ASHTRAY BUT CONTAINS NO RIDGES TO HOLD CIGARETTES.   LOOKS MORE TO ME LIKE A BUREAU TOP SOUVENIR TO HOLD SPARE CHANGE ,PINS  AUTO KEYS, MINTS OR OTHER SMALL CANDY, OR EVEN AS AN ASHTRAY .
WINNER MAY RETURN THIS  ANTIQUE ANDREA DORIA ITALIAN LINE DISH  AT  HIS EXPENSE WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS OF DELIVERY FOR FULL REFUND OF AMOUNT BID.  POSTAL INSURANCE IS MANDATORY ON ALL OUR AUCTIONS.  AUCTIONS NOT PAID WITHIN FOUR DAYS (96 HOURS) OR HAVING PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITHIN FOUR DAYS(96 HOURS) ARE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION.  SHOULD A BUYER WIN MORE THAN ONE AUCTION, PLEASE WAIT FOR OUR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS WE WILL COMBINE SHIPPING TO SAVE YOU MONEY.