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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 225077, member: 360&quot;]I saw one similar to that at my local flea-market. Made of brass. Looked bloody old, and was very crudely hand-engraved. It was marked as a 17th or 18th century Dutch tobacco case or something along those lines. So yes, I&#039;d say it&#039;s for tobacco or snuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW - a snuffbox is designed to hold &#039;snuff&#039; (ground or powdered tobacco) which was typically taken by snorting it up the nose. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most snuffboxes were quite small (about the size of a large matchbox is the largest I&#039;ve seen), and made from anything from brass to ivory, mother of pearl...silver was extremely common, and usually gilt inside.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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