Olympic Games/ Summer, 1924/ Paris/ Rowing. Round ashtray (diam: 12cm) in brass, old-fashioned style, with wrought edging, like sprays sprouting from a solid skiffer's oar. Highlight: "Olympic Games, Paris, 1924. Attention, spout for two cigarettes, please. Englishman Jack Beresford (1899-1977) triumphed in the single sculls. Gold and silver medallist at every Games from 1920 to 1936, he was for a long time the world's best rower. A way of saluting him.
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