"Coconut" Bakelite/Wood Ashtray with Inlay box Before installing any of the

Before installing any of the set screw plugs

I don't see a date

There is a similar typewriter with the same finish and "trim" that was identified as wartime

I have found beat up original examples at a number of German flea markets so they were distributed farther than just Italy

"Coconut" Bakelite/Wood Ashtray with Inlay box Before installing any of thePeriod German advertising ashtray made from the same Bakelite impregnated pressed wood that cover the Afrikakorps canteens and which was used for tent pegs. It is an extremely nice looking material and the silver inlay for Bhler furniture sets it off that much more. I am not certain of this age of this, but similar items are usually prewar or war time. The bottom is marked with a maker and Foreign 41.