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After Columbus observed Native Americans inhaling powdered tobacco, the practice quickly spread to Europe, the Middle East, and China. European snuff boxes ranged from simple rectangular or round shapes of pewter or other common metals, to more elaborate, precious stone-inlaid boxes, often with relief and etching on the lids, and sometimes shaped like sea shells or animals.


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American Naval Snuff Boxes

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An Interview with Vintage Cigarette Lighter Collector Urban Cummings

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International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society

International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society

This simple site features a beautiful collection of antique Chinese snuff bottles. Start on the categories page, wh… [read review or visit site]

Inside Painted Snuff Bottles

Inside Painted Snuff Bottles

This site is a great showcase for hundreds of beautifully detailed inside painted snuff bottles - featuring artwork… [read review or visit site]

Match World

Match World

This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [read review or visit site]

Kensitas Silk Flowers

Kensitas Silk Flowers

Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [read review or visit site]

Matchbox Labels

Matchbox Labels

Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [read review or visit site]

Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising

This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]

Matchbook Museum

Matchbook Museum

James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [read review or visit site]

Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Non Sports Cards: Tobacco, Gum and Candy

Tom Boblitt moderates this extremely deep, collaborative site dedicated to non-sports cards (tobacco, gum and candy… [read review or visit site]

Lamarde

Lamarde

This blog, entirely in Spanish, is an amazingly comprehensive and varied tribute to tobacco and cigarette advertisi… [read review or visit site]


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Mauchline Ware Penwork Snuff Box, C.1860, Monkey & Cats$398.90 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid 20 watchers
Sterling Silver Mounted French Enamel Snuff Box C1830$340.73 Ends Sunday 13 bids 73 watchers
Rare Swiss Black Forest Pair Wood Carved Shoe Snuff Box$299.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 13 watchers
An Irish Georgian Silver Gilt Hardstone Snuff Box 1826$265.94 Ends Sunday 11 bids 60 watchers
Rare Georgian Burr Mulberry Octagonal Snuff Box Signed$257.63 Ends Sunday 22 bids 47 watchers
Good Quality 19thc Antler Horn & Silver Snuff Box C1890$236.02 Ends Sunday 16 bids 22 watchers
Silver Snuff Box German Rococo Marked 18-19c$175.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 8 watchers
Antique Solid Silver Novelty Bull Snuff Box Circa 1835$169.53 Ends Sunday 6 bids 27 watchers
Superb Solid Silver Ww1 Presentation Snuff Box 1918$159.54 Ends Sunday 9 bids 14 watchers
George Iv Silver Snuff Box With Birds Thomas Shaw 1828$152.91 Ends Monday 5 bids 28 watchers
Silver Duck Spice/snuff Box Very Old!!!!$152.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 2 watchers
Antique Nathaniel Mills Sterling Silver Snuff Box 1839$134.63 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 35 watchers
Antique Georgian Sailors Maritime Scrimshaw Snuff Box$127.98 Ends Sunday 20 bids 78 watchers
Chester Sterling Silver Victorian Ice Skating Snuff Box$119.67 Ends Sunday 13 bids 36 watchers
Fine Early Antique Georgian Solid Silver Snuff Box 1813$119.67 Ends Sunday 15 bids 36 watchers
Theodore+b+starr+sterling+silver+cigarette+snuff+box$99.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 16 watchers
Sterling Silver & Enamel Hunting Pill Box Snuff Box$94.74 Ends Sunday 19 bids 19 watchers
19th Century Dutch Silver Snuff Box Hallmarked 1850$86.43 Ends Monday 4 bids 22 watchers
Nice Large Antique Solid Silver Snuff Tobacco Box B1910$84.77 Ends Sunday 13 bids 28 watchers
19th C. Antique Wood Shoe Snuff Box Treen Aafa $78.80 Ends Sunday 6 bids 18 watchers
Papier Mache Military Hand Painted Victorian Snuff Box$78.10 Ends Sunday 3 bids 31 watchers
Tortoiseshell Sterling Silver/gilt Pill Snuff Box/c1926$76.01 Ends Sunday 7 bids 23 watchers
Antique Sterling Silver Fancy Flower Snuff Pill Box$76.00 Ends in 21 hours 12 bids 14 watchers
Vintage English Sterling Silver Whistle / Snuff Box$74.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 10 watchers
Antique Top Quality Silver Snuff Box-possibly French$73.13 Ends in 12 hours 6 bids 17 watchers
Pat 1860,charles Parker,snuff Box,tobacco,ornate Design$69.00 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Antique Dutch Silver Spice Or Snuff Box 1870 - 1880$68.15 Ends Sunday 7 bids 39 watchers
Very Old 19th Century Victorian Enamel Snuff Box$68.15 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 10 watchers
Antique Silver Gold Patch Gems Snuff Pill Box Pearls Nr$67.00 Ends in 16 hours 7 bids 23 watchers
Early Snuff Box With Swiss Fussee Key Wind Watch$67.00 Ends in 15 hours 11 bids 37 watchers
Antique Georgian Treen Misers Snuff Box - Saint George$66.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 40 watchers
Rare 18c Antique Georgian Scrimshaw Horn Snuff Box 1768$64.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 51 watchers
Antique Brass/copper Pocket Snuff Box. C 1900-1920.$51.53 Ends Sunday 7 bids 12 watchers
Rare 1850 French Figural Porcelain King Bust Snuff Box$49.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 18 watchers
Rare Staffordshire Enamel Snuff Box Bronze Mounts C1760$48.20 Ends Sunday 11 bids 38 watchers
Beautiful Victorian Horn Pique Snuff Box Ex Cond$48.20 Ends Sunday 9 bids 48 watchers
Rare 18thc Antique Coquilla Nut Figural Man Snuff Box$48.20 Ends Monday 2 bids 4 watchers
Suprb Large Antique Solid Silver & Gilt Snuff Box C1890$46.54 Ends Sunday 10 bids 20 watchers
Lovely Antique Edwardian Solid Silver Snuff Box B1906$43.21 Ends Sunday 7 bids 25 watchers
1920's Austrian & Enamel Silver Snuff Box.$41.57 Ends in 12 hours 5 bids 17 watchers
Rare Irish Silver Snuff Box. Henry Flavell Dublin 1832$41.37 Ends Thursday 6 bids 31 watchers
Fine Victorian English Silver Table Snuff Box C.1857 $38.23 Ends Thursday 5 bids 32 watchers
Antique Scottish Silver Snuff Box Edinburgh 1869 Hmk$36.57 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 15 watchers
Vintage Natural Horn Snuff Box With Brass Inlay Nr $34.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box - Portrait 17c Gentleman$34.90 Ends Sunday 5 bids 34 watchers
Enamel & Solid Silver Masonic Symbol Snuff/pill Box $34.90 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 3 watchers
Antique Silver Snuff Box Set With 2 Coins Coins 1685$34.07 Ends Monday 4 bids 20 watchers
Miniature Horn & Tortoiseshell Snuff Box ~ Antique$33.24 Ends Sunday 1 bid 15 watchers
Victorian Walnut Caddy Dispenser Box Snuff Tea Tobacco$29.92 Ends Sunday 10 bids 42 watchers
Antique Georgian Papier Mache Snuff Box$29.90 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Enamel & Sterling Silver Horse Raceing Snuff/pill Box $29.09 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 1 watcher
Enamel & Sterling Silver Horse Polo Players Snuff Box $27.42 Ends Thursday 3 bids 4 watchers
Vintage Snuff Box (dutch)$26.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 8 watchers
Enamel & Sterling Silver Equestrian Horse Snuff Box $24.91 Ends Thursday 1 bid 2 watchers

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