Featured Porcelain Corn Cob Pill Box?

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  1. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Hi all, I found this today at my local flea market, it was too cute to pass up at $3.00.

    I did Google word search for "corn cob porcelain pill box", Google image and Worthpoint searches but nothing was quite a match. There were other pill boxes but different from this one.

    It measures 2-1/2" long (6-1/2cm). The corn kernels are shiny glazed pale yellow, the husk is tan bisque. The metal looks bronze colored probably brass. There are no marks on the metal or the porcelain. The inside is unglazed white.

    Am I right in thinking this is a pill box?

    If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!!

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    Marie Forjan, Aug 25, 2024
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  2. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Snuff?
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Aug 25, 2024
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  3. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

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    TallCakes, Aug 25, 2024
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  4. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    :wideyed: Who knew.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Aug 25, 2024
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's dead modern. The metal's all wrong for anything more than 30 or so years old, and I'd figure less than that if I found one in the wild.
     
    evelyb30, Aug 25, 2024
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  6. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    OMG! Thank you @TallCakes :)

    I figured it wasn't old, I just think it's very cute! After just $3 to buy it I can sell it at the flea market for a bit of profit :)
     
    Marie Forjan, Aug 26, 2024
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  7. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    That first one is certainly a cringe-worthy title.
     
    janetpjohn, Aug 26, 2024
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