Lithographed metal ashtray "Pre-tubercular Child"

Vintage advertising ashtray in lithographed enameled tin, illustrated with a sanatorium for pre-tubercular children and the inscription: "All of you, young and old, think of the pre-tubercular child – Life, Health, Charity." At the bottom is the address of the sanatorium, Chaussée de Malines in Wesembeek-Ophem (Belgium). Philanthropic advertisement associated with the SIAA (Society (Initiative for Aid to Children Affected or Threatened by Tuberculosis). Typical of the support items distributed or sold in the 1920s–1930s to finance sanatoriums.

✦ Origin: Belgium
✦ Period: Circa 1920–1930
✦ Dimensions: 12.5 × 8 cm
✦ Material: Lithographed enameled sheet metal
✦ Condition: Good overall condition with traces of oxidation and minor wear consistent with age, colors well preserved

A rare object of health and social propaganda, a witness to the fight against childhood tuberculosis at the beginning of the 20th century.