Decorative Souvenir, Ashtray
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 4.2 x 8.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Irene Brown, London, Ontario, 1975.
Object number1975.047.199
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
