Ashtray: Looking from the outside.
Cigarette and ashtray can not be represented separately. Hence the question: "when the first ashtray?". Perhaps then, when human started smoking cigarettes. The subject for extinguishing cigars came into use only in the late 19th century, ie, much later than other devices for smoking.
In Russia, an ashtray, they appeared, became a political nature. For example, in 1905, one of the most popular was an ashtray in the form of a policeman's cap. You can imagine with what delight proletariat extinguished cigarettes on the "cap" hated him minister of public order.
In the 20's, there were ashtrays on the stars, sickles and hammers. Later figured Ashtray (unlaced boots, bear, mermaid) replaced the ashtray in a modern style - in the form of cylinders, truncated cones, spheres, etc. At the time of constructivism "tub for shaking off the ashes of" acquired some property and put in container with notches on the edges for cigarettes. It is this form of ashtray is used widely so far.
Unable to find another such object, which would have been famous for this variety not only models, but also the materials from which it is made. This may be a crystal, cast iron, nonferrous metals, wood, stone, river and sea shells etc. may be so, ashtray was the subject of collecting. Someone collects ashtrays in the form of automobile tires, someone chasing miniature pocket. Recently, things have become collector's items of the Soviet 60-ies, including ashtrays. In 1962 a set of colored triangular plastic ashtrays cost $70 for 5 pieces. A similar kit was sold Anglisky Museum of Design in 1997 for $ 42 a piece. It would seem that this subject is widely replicated, and from cheap materials, and primitive design, ie for collector uninteresting and unattractive. In this and is there a secret? It turns out that these subjects has the features that connoisseurs appreciate above all - a wonderful purity of style. What kind of style, and why he was so attractive to collectors? Buying a triangular plastic ashtray design of 1962, the collector becomes the owner of a small, but the revolutionary subject.
The pundits do not stop "reinventing the wheel" and invent new models ashtrays. Particularly stood out in this area is the Americans. Recently, the U.S. had invent the so-called safe (fire) ashtrays. A simple device - an ordinary ashtray with the "ears" to a cigarette butt fell on the surface of the table, and burned down in an ashtray. American company POLLENEX produces smokeless ashtray . This smokeless ashtrays use an electric fan with a carboxylic plate filters. Fan starts when you open the lid ashtray. A strong flow of air draws the smoke into the body of the ashtray and passes it through a carbon filter that would reduce the smoke and the smell of cigarettes and cigars. The design uses a special quiet fan that runs from 2 batteries size "D". Even invented ionic smokeless ashtray - with the ion generator. The flow of charged ions destroys the smoke particles, smaller than 0.001mikrona.
How soon will reach us, these innovations is difficult to say. Now our smokers enjoy what you want a device for shaking off the ashes, not at all reflecting on the fact that the ashtray is a kind of business card holder. In other words, tell me what kind of ashtray do you have, and I'll tell you who you are. Cheap plastic ashtray, sometimes hard-boiled and filled with cigarette butts, speaks of carelessness of the owner. A simple but quite elegant ashtray says good taste. Massive crystal stresses the "soundness" of its owner. And unusual ashtray in the shape of palms, some animals, like the skull indicates it easy attitude to life.
Color ashtrays also play an important role in the perception of man and his environment. In a formal setting many preferred to use a black ashtray, because it is less conspicuous and blends well with the furniture and office equipment. Enter the smoke-filled room is not like everyone, besides, it has already gone out of fashion. Such inveterate head-smoker, it would be bad to buy POWDER FRESH with the aroma of vanilla, apple or pine. Since ashtray was used not only at offices but also at home, it should choose the following rules. For example, the kitchen looks better with similar color of the ashtray . If you are used to start the day with a cigarette and a cup of coffee, select black ashtray . Beautiful and spectacular!
In the struggle for the purity of the North Sea this summer visitors to the German beaches were distributed to 50 pocket ashtrays. The campaign was jointly organized by the Club of smokers in Germany, the magazine "Geo season, tourist services, the North Sea and the German tobacco industry. And here in America to protect the cleanliness of the beaches they began to produce special ashtrays Called pocket ashtray. Smoker can carried this ashtray in their pocket or handbag and will put the buts in this pocket ashtray instead of throwing it randomly.
Last time in vogue are the so-called cocktail party ashtrays - small boxes with lids, designed for a smoker.
So, smoking can be enjoyable,but maybe just for the the smoker, not for others.
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