Glass Ashtray, The Progressive Conservative Association of London
Date1959
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 10.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Dr. J. Malcolm Smith, London, Ontario, 2001
Object number2001.004.006
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. As the ones here demonstrate, they became promotional and souvenir items.
NameAshtray
