These days smoking is seen as anti-social, un-healthy and is banned in public places. Years ago, before medical science proved that your health was in danger, more people smoked and over the years a wide range of smoking related items were manufactured.

 Many such as the Vesta Case have dissapeared from everyday life today but there remains a large collectors market for antique and vintage smoking related items.

Tobacco was first seen in the UK in the mid 1500′s when it was smoked in clay pipes. Tobacco jars with tightly fitting lids were necessary to keep the supply fresh, small personal tobacco boxes to carry it round in and from the 17th century snuff taking was fashionable. Vesta cases were made of metal so that the highly flammable early matches didnt set light to the pocket and lighters have been very popular thought the 20th century. There are cigar and cigarette cases and holders to collect. Ash trays, Pipes, pipe tampers, cigar cutters , tobacco related advertising and collectable cards.

On Ebay collecting smoking accessories is so popular that there are two whole sections related to tobacciana : one for cigarette cards and another for tobaccia / smoking related items . This is possibly the best place to look for a wide variety of these items.

AntiuqesAvenue has a rather interesting Omega lighter for sale on eBay this week and occasionally has Tobacco jars and Vesta cases for sale in the shop