A really nice English Victorian "miser's" snuff box, with Masonic imagery engraved into the top, as well as a name - John Douglas - and date, 1865.
The snuff box is referred to as a "miser's" snuff box, as it has a rotating lid with a small opening that only allows two pinching fingers to reach into the box...therefore a "miser" wouldn't let his friends take too much of his snuff. This miser's lid has a Mason's handshake engraved into it. The silver plated lid also has cornucopias and the numbers of a clock around the perimeter. There are bass rivets holding the lid in place. The box itself is made of wood, with a horn bottom.
In excellent condition overall, with just a bit of discoloration/wear to the silver plate and one small crack in the wood.
Measures: 2 3/4" in diameter.
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a nice early American antique snuff box made of birch wood as seen in my photos above. I had purchased two of these snuff boxes from an estate of a old Pennsylvania family and I will be listing the larger one in my other eBay auction so please take a look. This box measures 1 5/8" tall 1 3/4" long 1" wide snd has Come out of an estate and has been in a very old Pennsylvania familys house for well over a hundred plus years. It shows where from age but overall It looks good and displays well. I'm sure buyer will be please, sold as seen. Please feel free to ask questions and see my other auctions for similar advertisement pieces, Thanks for viewing..
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