In the ’30s Evinrude recycled used and defective Speeditwin pistons as ash trays. They were polished and cut off at the wrist pin holes. The inside were painted black and the piston ring slots were painted red, green, yellow or blue and sold in sets of four. In the ’40s playing cards and matchbooks were added to the mix. My avatar is a 1947 lapel pin. The ones from the ’30s were polished brass. . . 😀
