We thought we’d stub out our year-long series on collectibles with a look at the weird and wonderful world of ashtrays
As this is the last in the current series on collectibles, it seemed appropriate to turn our attention to a part of the beerdrinking culture which is also coming to an end.
Smoking is banned in the world’s bars in many places including Ireland, parts of the United States and Scotland, and is set to...
By Andrew Burnyeat
from Issue 9 published on 22/11/2006
The love of pub darts is being kept alive by two collectors named Patrick. Andrew Burnyeat reports
When the King and Queen dropped in on Slough Community Centre for a game of darts in 1937, the event made the front pages of many of the national dailies.
More importantly, darts had taken off as a national pastime.
Many people assume that, because darts is such a simple game, it has been around f...
By Andrew Burnyeat
from Issue 8 published on 27/09/2006
