Astrays, form and function

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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 Time: 2:16 PM
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Everybody gives a whole lot of importance to all kinds of accessories they use; from their personal wear to their cars and home decoration. In the same way even small things as for instance Cigar ashtrays are something to be given attention to. Rather small and ostensibly innocuous, they can project a variety of personalities and tastes.

Main features to take into consideration:

The simplest, most common ashtray design is that of a circle with a cylindrical rim around a set surface. I am continually thrilled when I find this minimalist combination of form and function. Now more and more people seek different features in their Cigar Ashtrays, as eg the dimensions of the container, it ought to be large and deep enough to keep all the ash-drops that the cigar creates. You might also want to see to it that the ashtray is sturdy enough to absorb minor shocks. Another important feature is that the width of the ashtray really should be big enough to support a cigar horizontally, otherwise the cigar could be tilting down with the coal resting inside the base of the tray. This can suffocate the sole side that is in contact with the tray and cause the cigar to burn unevenly.

These days you'd also find ashtrays with three notches at the edges, two to the width of a cigarette and one of the diameter of a cigar. The purpose of these notches is to serve as rests for your cigars or cigarettes while still burning. Every other minute you take a puff from your cigar you have to be careful to drop the ashes in the ashtray. You undoubtedly do not want to spill the ashes everywhere. Also keep your cigar safe in the ashtray notches, obviously it will be difficult to keep your cigar in your hand the entire time when you want to do some work or get something.

Ashtrays are something that are not only kept in your own home but also in popular public places like dinning establishments, toilets etc to keep the places clean and in good appearance. You would find ashtrays manufactured from glass, Porcelain, stoneware, silver including aluminium. If you are trying to find an antique touch then you might probably go for raw wood. Crystal ashtrays are also popular these days. They present a more sophisticated look. The clear crystal refracts light and is a beautiful accessory for your office or home. You will find them in all forms, rectangular, circular, square etcetera .
Technology has offered us probably everything we could have wanted. With technology advances there are now smokeless cigar ashtrays now. These ashtrays collect the smoke as the cigar is at rest. While the smoke is driven to the device the air around is cleaned. For those who cannot tolerate smoke this can be a life saver. Smokers enoy it as well as they're able to smoke without oppressing their fellow companions. Smokeless ashtrays only become superfluous, once the cigarette aficionado decides to smoke electrical, that is smokeless cigarettes.

With selection of kinds of ashtrays available pictures choose the right one for the place!

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