r/AshtraysForAll

I never thought I would own a Santa ashtray but here he is 🎅

Has been in my Mom's junk drawer ever since (full of change & paperclips)...

Got super lucky and won this 100+ year old silver ashtray from the Waldorf Astoria on eBay for $30

Wembley Ware, 1946-1961, Australia. The eye isn’t quite perfect but the rest of it is. The colours play really nicely in the light. I don’t know why it took me so long to target this tray with all the ceramic fish I have. I’ve always liked it, I think it’s just been a case of something rarer or more fairly priced whenever I’ve had the money. It’s not particularly hard to find, there’s always a few for sale across the various sites. I never felt there was any need to rush for fear of missing out but now that I’m seeing it IRL I realise my collection always needed the Snapper tray. With their lustre they always look better IRL than in a picture, the lustre doesn’t dance in the light in a still picture.

Including an emerald green Get 27 promo ashtray I have long desired

Charming little boxer dog ashtray. I don’t smoke but couldn’t resist picking this up

Very cool!

I had a set of four originally, I think two pink and two yellow. Kept in the same drawer as the fancy dishes my whole life.

Got this mf for $4.20 it felt like a good deal to me lol

Got this at a garage sale. Thought it was very cool.

Scored for 2.03 at the Goodwill. Never seen one like this, the feel is ceramic? I love it very much, thought ya’lls would appreciate!
Also 2.03? It definitely made me want it more for the random price

Got some more for the motel/hotel collection too!!
These are real treasure over here!!!💜💜💜🔥🔥🔥

This particular tray is quite common but the frog paint must have been low quality because the paint on the frog is always worn away and damaged. I purchased one with a typically poor frog as a place holder until a perfect one came along. Five years later that still hasn’t happened.

This week however, I found one with a better frog than I’ve ever seen. It’s not quite perfect but it’s likely as good as I’ll find. I consider this new tray a placeholder for a perfect tray but I’ll be unlikely to find one better and I’m a bit delighted to have found this one. It’s not an expensive tray, just one that means a lot to me due to the long search.

It’s a happy day in my house, I wish the same to all reading this post. Collecting can bring moments of joy.