Ashtrays
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Ashtrays were not only functional ways of catching cigarette and cigar ash inside of taverns and hotels, they were also a way to advertise products to patrons too. These ashtrays were made of both glass, metal, and bakelite and were adorned with vivid advertising from the base to the edges.
Yuengling’s Beer Ashtray
Condition: Excellent
Era: 1930’s
Brewery: D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewing Company
Location: Pottsville, PA
Material: Glass
Yuengling’s Pilsener Beer Ashtray
Condition: Excellent
Era: 1930’s
Brewery: D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewing Company
Location: Pottsville, PA
Material: Glass
Note: This ashtray is much tougher to find compared to the other variation.
Class-Nachod Lager Ashtray
Condition: Very Good
Era: 1900’s
Brewery: Class Nachod Brewing Company
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Aristocrat Class-Nachod Ashtray
Condition: Excellent
Era: 1900s
Brewery: Class Nachod Brewing Company
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Robert Smith Match Holder
Here is a Robert Smith Match Holder from the Robert Smith Ale Brewing Company located in Philadelphia, PA. This Robert Smith Match Holder is from between 1896 to 1901 and is in great condition considering how old it is.
It is made of lithographed painted metal and was made by the Chas. W. Shonk Company who was located in Chicago, IL. The advertising on this matchbox holder depicts the Robert Smith Ale Brewery “Tiger Head Brand” graphics and promotes their products of Ale and Stouts. Match holders like this would have been displayed on the bar top or on tables inside of a tavern or saloon; a matchbox would have sat between the 2 prongs. Patrons could light their cigars and pipes and discard the used matches into the tray.