|
The Cedar Room A place for cigar storage and cigar accessories discussions. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
08-16-2017, 06:18 AM | #1 |
Contributing Editor
Herf Meister
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Central, Iowa
Posts: 9,806
|
Ashtray stands
I got interested in ashtray stands about 15 years ago. It took me a few tries to figure out the best technique and materials to use. But once I hit my stride, over the course of about 5 years or so, I think I made some ashtray stands look better than when they were new.
Stripping off a crappy repaint was usual. Often I was amazed to find perfectly good plated parts or even solid cast and polished bases. There is virtually nothing out there about who made all these ashtray stands or how they were made. I've made some suppositions based primarily on style. The earliest stands have a solid cast base. It may be cast iron or a polished brass type alloy. These have smaller (4 inch) ashtrays, but are always stylistically interesting. Later stands have a separate base weight screwed to the center shaft and covered by a stamped metal piece. The metal and plating on the later versions of these get progressively thinner. And some ashtray and smoking stands are chrome plated. No point in messing with those so I left them alone. I'll start by posting one of the older ones. Probably late 19th century. This one has a solid brass or bronze bass that was polished. It was painted. I stripped it and used 0000 steel wool to bring back the shine. That works on all the shiny parts. It has, or had, a smaller one of a kind fitted ashtray. Shortly after selling it I was contacted and told that the (probably) 100+ year old ashtray had been broken. Did I have another? I did not. And I looked for awhile and never saw another. |
Bookmarks |
Tags |
Ash tray, Ash tray stand, Ash tray stands, Ash trays, xrundog, xrundog restorations |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ashtray stands at Wal-Mart | mealstrom | The Cedar Room | 21 | 09-18-2008 10:02 AM |
Anybody else like ashtray stands? | xrundog | The Cedar Room | 16 | 06-28-2004 04:51 PM |
Cigar ashtray stands | Smokestack Jack | The Cedar Room | 14 | 11-12-2003 05:03 PM |
Ashtray Stands | stogie5150 | Cigar Talk | 22 | 03-28-2003 06:25 AM |