Abstract: An ashtray is disclosed of the kind including a container with extinguishing liquid or particulate material. The top of the container has a grid of a series of inclined ribs forming a venetian blind like structure. The rim of the grid has specially designed rest means which allows the placement of a smoked but not yet finished cigarette or the like only at a predetermined position relative to the ribs. The ribs are spaced from each other a distance sufficient to allow the rolling therebetween of a finished cigarette or the like down into the container. The ribs being flat and inclined, they obstruct the view of the unsightly interior of the container and thus provide a more pleasing overall appearance of the ashtray.