Vintage Mint Green Ceramic Ashtray by Wenczel symbols with the torch's model number

with the torch's model number and warning notice still legible

with the elephant walking when the crank is wound up

Sign has areas of edge corrosion and surface oxidation

Minor age toning and faint handling wear present

Vintage Mint Green Ceramic Ashtray by Wenczel symbols with the torch's model numberc. 1930s 1940s; Wenczel Tile Co. Trenton, NJ Square form ceramic ashtray with a recessed circular well and four integrated cigarette rests, finished in a soft mint green glaze. The piece features clean, streamlined geometry with subtly rounded edges and a slightly raised center basin, giving it a restrained Art Deco to early mid century industrial aesthetic. The underside is marked "Wenczel 20," indicating production by the Trenton based ceramics firm