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Snuff box

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  • #2
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    drdeadlift wrote: »
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tweedjacketandapipe/6836388218/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tweedjacketandapipe/6982513011/in/photostream/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tweedjacketandapipe/6836383912/in/photostream/

    Marking include the date 1939 and "NewYork".There isnt any valuable metals here but im just curious if anyone would have some info on this.


    I'm pretty sure its actually a Vestas case or matchbox.


  • #3
    drdeadlift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭drdeadlift


    Degsy wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure its actually a Vestas case or matchbox.

    cheers for the reply ,have no idea myself.A chap i know who isnt on the net(old lad) bought it for a euro so i told him i would try get some info on it.He was told it was a snuff box but again i don't have a clue.


  • #4
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Actually i'm wrong. I reckon its a stamp box for holding postage stamps.
    There was a silver on in my grannie's house almost exactly the same design and teh envelope shape would tend to bear this out.

    There was a time when people communicated almost exclusively by writing letters..very few people had telephones and travelling was extremely expensive and time consuming..and obviously there was no such thing as email.

    Most people would have written several letters a week just to friends and family and some would write dozens of letters and used a lot of stamps...hence it was handy to have a supply!


  • #5
    drdeadlift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭drdeadlift


    Degsy wrote: »
    Actually i'm wrong. I reckon its a stamp box for holding postage stamps.
    There was a silver on in my grannie's house almost exactly the same design and teh envelope shape would tend to bear this out.

    There was a time when people communicated almost exclusively by writing letters..very few people had telephones and travelling was extremely expensive and time consuming..and obviously there was no such thing as email.

    Most people would have written several letters a week just to friends and family and some would write dozens of letters and used a lot of stamps...hence it was handy to have a supply!

    Again thanks for the info! I will speak with the owner today and relay on the message :)


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