The Original Stinky Ashtray
Bill Salviano, Stinky Cigar
Bill Salviano started with a deep silver-plated bowl and a problem: nowhere to rest the cigars. In 2004 he bent coins into stirrups, then built prototypes. The first Stinky ashtrays went on sale later that year.
| introduced | 2004 |
|---|---|
| material | Stainless steel |
| dimensions | 8" diameter x 3 3/4" tall |
| rests | Four cigar stirrups |
| properties | Windproof, heat resistant, easy to clean |
| ownership | Acquired by Quality Importers, distributor since 2011 |
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← All objectsWhy Cigar & Cedar selected it
The original is still sold: deep stainless steel bowl, eight inches across and 3 3/4 inches tall, with four cigar stirrups. Windproof, heat resistant, easy to clean. Quality Importers, the distributor since 2011, later acquired the brand. A design that solved one problem perfectly.
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