Day 316 – expo67 Ashtray

expo67 — Montreal, Canada Ashtray. Expo 67 was a Category One World Fair. It “set the single-day attendance record for a world’s…

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Deanne in Objects

Day 312 – Glass Ashtray

Glass Ashtray. Vaguely art deco in feel. Not sure of actual vintage. A garage sale find. This is here for the smoking…

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Deanne in Objects

Ashtray from The Marine Room, Olympic Hotel, North Vancouver. From between the 50s and 70s. The hotel was demolished over 20 years…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Deanne in Objects

Matchbox holder. Enamelware. I think the design looks Persian. There are no makers’ marks. The box of matches inside is empty. Primarily…

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Deanne in Objects

Turkish Water Pipe. Just learned that a Turkish Water Pipe is known as the more familiar hookah,but also as narg(h)ile, or Qalyān….

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Deanne in Objects