Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Who would collect ashtrays? After Marlene Dietrich’s death in 1992, more than 20 ashtrays were found among her belongings, most of them from hotels and ...

Vintage ashtrays are getting another round on the coffee table. The staple accessory of the 1950s and 1960s has been hidden away in closets and basements since smoking indoors became unacceptable and ...

As the holiday season approaches, we thought you might appreciate some gift suggestions with a twist, appropriate for those on your list who aren't satisfied with the same old, same old. As soon as we ...

The world does turn. And as I’ve written before in this space, many of the treasures found in flea markets ended up there because of obsolescence. Their original function is no longer necessary in ...

Someday in the distant future, an archaeologist will dig up an ashtray and wonder, “What is this thing?” With smoking down by more than half in the past 40 years, ashtrays are going the way of the ...

IF you fancy investing in an antique of the future, forget paintings or furniture and head for your local pub. IF you fancy investing in an antique of the future, forget paintings or furniture and ...