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« on: October 07, 2009, 05:56:09 PM »
found this snuff box sunday   just thought
i would open it inside as you can see the
snuff was still there
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« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 06:07:14 PM »
Interesting find Steve - not sure I would be putting any of the contents up my nose though! Shocked

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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 08:47:36 PM »
Interesting find Steve,I've found a lot of these Singletons snuff boxes over the years,have you any idea on a date for them ,I'm sure there fairly modern but have often wondered ?
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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 08:48:01 PM »
in this area [ forest of dean ] snuff boxes turn up regularly , I was told the local miners dropped them on their way to the pit.    still a nice piece of history . does anyone know how many types there was ?
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« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2009, 11:06:30 AM »
Ive got 2 one a bit bigger than this i
think 19th century as the victorians used the snuff container
there wernt just miners who dropped them
this must have been dropped by a farmer
as there were no mines for miles snuff i believe is a
tobacco plant must have been very addictive
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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2009, 12:12:21 PM »
nice find steve interesting topic of conversation much better snuff to stuff up your
nose than the kids use today (i think) ? Undecided Undecided Undecided
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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2009, 01:07:42 PM »
GO ON STEVE  GIVE IT A SNORT MATE   WITH SNUFF THAT OLD  IT WILL BE SURE TO CLEAR OUT TOE OLD  NOSTRALLS MATE ,,,,, LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GOT ON    Grin Grin Grin Grin    NICE LITTLE FIND THO Wink
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