Cigarette Butler? Any info.

[mjm579]

The lady told me that it is a cigarette butler. You use it for putting out your cigarettes and close it to hold the smell in.

 

[diggummup]

It's actually called a silent butler or crumb catcher.

 

[mjm579]

Thanks for the informatiom!

 

[Mackaydon]

It's purpose is not as told to the IP. It's purpose is to be used with another instrument (I'll call it a sweeper) that moves ashes and crumbs from on the table into this 'silent butler' and then the lid is closed to avoid spilling ashes/crumbs on those sitting nearby-- as the 'butler' is taken away.
Don......

 

[mjm579]

Thx Don

 

[Mackaydon]

MJM,
Sterling "silent butlers" command premium values. Is your sterling?
Don.

 

[mjm579]

MJM,
Sterling "silent butlers" command premium values. Is your sterling?
Don.

I don't think this one is sterling. It appears to be stainless.

 

[CoilyGirl]

My grandparents had one of these and I never knew what it was until now.

 

[Minrelica]

That particular one seems to be the most common. Often seen at thrift stores and yard sales.... I've seen no less than 50 or so but never one with the brush