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Snuffboxes held snuff. Taking snuff was popular long before cigarettes became available. The gentleman or lady would take a small pinch of the ground tobacco or snuff in the fingers, then sniff it and sneeze. Snuffboxes were made of many materials, including gold, silver, enameled metal, and wood. Most snuffboxes date from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries. Snuffboxes have strong hinges so that they could keep out air that would dry out the snuff. Snuff bottles are listed in the Bottle category.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Snuffboxes | Amber | Engraved Figure & Horn Top, Oriental, 3 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Birch | Hinged Lid, Engraved Designs, German Inscriptions, Oval, 4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Black Tortoiseshell | Silver Inlaid, Family Shield, Gold | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Black | Portrait On Ivory, Papier-mache, 18th Century Clothes, 3 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Brass | Cut Corners, Oblong, Handmade, 2 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Brass | Engraved Lid, Oval, 3 3/8 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Brass | Naval Officer Commodore Decatur, C.1816, 1 X 2 1/8 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Burled Maple | Dated 1741 | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Charles Ii | Walnut, Brass Mounted, Carved Top, Dated 1679, 3 1/4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Copper Abalone Inlay | Victorian, Mother-of-pearl, 3 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Declaration Of Independence | Double-sided, Papier-mache, C.1820, 3 5/8 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Field Of Geometric Designs, Diamond Thumbpiece, Cartier | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Enamel | Floral Motif, Green Ground, Oval, Oriental, 2 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | General Jackson | N. Edmond Inside Cover, Pewter, Federal Period, 3 5/8 X 2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | General Lafayette | Transfer, Papier-mache, C.1824, 3 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | George Iii | Hinged Rectangular Form, London, Sterling Silver, 1804 | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold Enamel | Cupid With Young Lady On Lid, Swiss, 2 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold Enamel | Lady With Putti On Lid, Swiss, 2 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold Enamel | Riverside Scenes On Lid, Vases Of Flowers, Swiss, 2 3/4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold Mounted Rock Crystal | Scrolls & Flower Heads On Domed Cover | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold Seekers Arrival In California | 7 Figures, Mining Tools | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Gold | Young Girl On Cover, Swiss, C.1820, 3 1/2 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Hardstone | Oval Micro-mosaic Of 2 Birds On Lid, C.1820, 3 1/4 In. | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Horn | France | 1995 | | Snuffboxes | Ivory | Glass Enclosed Portrait Of General Washington, 3 In. | 1995 |
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