An ashtray with a story. Marty's was a restaurant on the upper east side of Manhatten in the 70's and 80's.
It's an ivory color with dark brown writing and is 5.5" in diameter. There are no chips or cracks on the top side but the bottom side has some nicks around the edge.
The owner, Martin Ross was a partner in the brokerage firm Charles Plohn & Co and had a $300,000 a year income which was a lot of money in the late 60's. He had fancy cars and dated models. Then things went bad with the bull market and his income dropped to $30,000. He left the brokerage business and opened Marty's Bum Steer in 1972. It was a steak house and nightclub. In 1982, IRS agents stormed the business after he had boasted to a person (who turned out to be an IRS spy) he grossed $500,000 and wasnt paying taxes on it. They wound up finding a small amount of cocaine in his desk and he was prosecuted for it.
Payments
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Shipping from United States
I use standard shipping costs for different size items. In reality it may be more to ship or may be a little less. What you see is what you get & I believe my prices reflect that and are worth it. Whatever shipping cost is on the item is what you pay. With the cost of different boxes etc. it just makes sense to use a flat fee for certain items. I don't add the cost of mailing products to the item, I depend on my shipping costs to include that. I have had instances when my international shipping has been way off, and if that is the case, I do refund that part of the shipping cost. I insure EVERYTHING.
Returns & Exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
Just contact me within: 5 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 7 days of delivery
I don't accept cancellations
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
- Items on sale
Returns and exchange details
I am a fair and reasonable person. If something is damaged, I will refund your money or allow you to exchange. I will send you a prepaid return for the damaged item if this is the case. If you don't like the item or it's not what you thought, you can send it back for refund or exchange but you will need to pay the shipping cost back to me.
Additional
Send me a convo if interested in a custom mermaid, or anything else! I would be happy to make a one that will resemble a person. I look forward to hearing from anyone who is interested in my work! I also really appreciate good feedback.