not sure what you gentlemen are referring to here... do you mean that convenient shelf at the front obviously conceived for resting one or more pint glasses? i'd say ashtray also, but traditionally the ashtray would be dispensed with and the fags (clop, kipper, ciggie) simply get placed atop the table glass just in front of the glass release bar.
(btw, loving this thread. too lazy to hop on over to ipdb. thanks dedpop for doing the sifting for us)