Pill box

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by joergipoergi, Jul 1, 2020.

  1. joergipoergi

    joergipoergi New Member

    Hi.

    I have no idea, what this is, from when it is and from where.
    Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Such as how big? Heavy or light? How & where did you acquire it? What does the bottom look like? Anything else you can tell us?
     
  3. joergipoergi

    joergipoergi New Member

    Hey. Thanks for the reply.
    Actually a friend sent me the pictures, i'll ask him for more information.

    Sorry, I'm new to this, so I don't know how to properly search.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Don't worry, we have some excellent searchers.:)
    In which country is the box located? That can help with the search.
     
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  5. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    Maybe it is a small snuffbox for an English naval officer. The flag inside, white with a red cross, is the flag of England, the heraldry speaks of the Navy. More info needed.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks too recent to be a snuffbox, imo.
     
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  7. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    There are no dimensions given. Like how many inches/centimeters in diameter? An object of known size next to it would help a guess of proportions. But, please, don't put an American or English coin there! We're in an international forum so the sizes of these coins may be unfamiliar to readers in other countries. Perhaps a yardstick with inches and centimeters next to it? @Any Jewelry : Snuff boxes are being made as we speak, even repros of old ones. I don't see how it could be "too recent." But perhaps it was for some other article of enjoyment by the armed services, who knows. No suggestions here, they'd probably be edited out.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I know repros are being made, and many fakes. But repros or fakes are hardly likely to be used by an English naval officer, are they?
    On the off chance that an English naval officer were to use snuff tobacco, he or she would use a box that fit tightly, both to keep the tobacco in good condition and to prevent it from falling out. Besides, you meant a period one, didn't you.;)
    Anyway, it is not a snuff box.
     
  9. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    @Any Jewelry So since you know that it definitely is not a snuff box, what is your best take?
     
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  10. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    P.S. Snuff comes in a chew variation too, not powdery...it's still snuff even if some call it chewing 'baccy.
     
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  11. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like it's about 2 inches in diameter.Pill box or who knows what purpose.
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Trinket box, meaning 'whatever you want to use it for as long as it suits the purpose' box.:playful:
    That is new to me, and probably to all other snuff bottle and snuff box collectors out there.;) I know some people will put anything up their nose, but it must be pretty difficult with things like this:inpain::nurse:
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    Or even this:

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  13. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    You have posted twist tobacco,it is mostly a smoking tobacco.... https://www.grandfathersspirit.com/Tobacco-Twist-Sweet.html
     
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  14. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

  15. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    Great, Cheryl! The good Duke musta kept his fave poison pills in it...
     
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  16. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    From their arms, looks like they were always putting out fires! So maybe ashtray makes good sense, if it closes tightly enough. Although, could you fit a butt in there? If you don't want to drop ash where you are, surely you wouldn't just throw the butt down either?
     
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ah, my mistake, a US shop listed it as chewing tobacco. (Never trust Americans.:joyful: :muted::sorry::bag:)
    Chewing tobacco hasn't been used here since ca 1900, when it was used by very few people anyway, so we don't see it here.
    There was an attempt about 10 years ago to introduce Swedish chewing tobacco, but the EU put a stop to that. I doubt many people would have been interested anyway, it isn't part of our culture.
     
    Last edited: Jul 2, 2020
  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not sure Italians use those, I always used to see them leaving a trail of cigarette ash and butts, (hence the fires ;)), but it could have been made for the tourist market.
     
  19. joergipoergi

    joergipoergi New Member

    So my friend apparently already found out what it is:
    According to him, it's a box for seals.

    (as in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(emblem) )

    Unfortunatley, it's not evene antique, but only a replica.

    Thanks a lot for all the help!
     
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  20. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nahhh, they're to big for that box...

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