Ash Tray

DimensionsOverall: 3 x 2.5 x 7.6 cm

Credit LineGift of Irene Brown, London, Ontario, 1975

Object number1975.047.200

Label TextFirst called an “ash pan,” the device to catch ash was defined in a dictionary for the first time in 1857. The word “ashtray” made its first appearance 30 years later in 1887. Manufacturers made them out of a variety of materials and in range of designs.

NameAshtray