item: Ashtray
	artist: Melvin Casper/Merritt Island Potters
	description: An interesting piece from the hand of Melvin Casper, who co-founded the Merritt Island Potters in 1937. Produced for the second Space Congress in 1965, it could also be considered a NASA or U.S. space program collectible. Per Vasefinder.com, Casper studied with Eugene Deutsch and exhibited at the Nationals in 1956. The artist passed away in 2002. Marked as shown with a trident sigil as well as "1965, Merritt Island Potters"
	dimensions: 1.5" h, 8.5" diameter at widest
	condition: vg overall, no conditional concerns
	price: $195.00