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    Posted 12 years ago

    Jesttess
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    When my neighbor died, her family came and cleaned out her house and put the boxes of trash on the ground beside the dumpster as it was full. When I took out my trash I saw the boxes but this little green thing was plain to see and I couldn't believe that anyone would throw it away, so I rescued it! I have taken it to two antique dealers and one of them said it might be a snuff box and the other one didn't have any idea. It's made of metal, maybe brass, it looks like green paint on it, It is 4 " long, and 1" & 3/4 tall. The only marks are stamped on the bottom say (JB 1627) I was hoping that I would find out what it is before I die and someone throws it away again.

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    Comments

    1. fossilhunter fossilhunter, 12 years ago
      Maybe a coffee table cigarette holder? The angled inside would make retrieving 1 easy enough. Nice save, makes one wonder what was in the other boxes and bags.
    2. Jesttess, 12 years ago
      Thank you for your opinion on this box!
      I appreciate it so much! I kind of hoped I would get several opinions on the box, but I do like yours! I'll leave it up in hopes of future ideas about the maker and age of it. Thanks again!
    3. collector821, 12 years ago
      Hi, I was wondering if you have found anything out about the box. I'm asking because i have one exactly identical to it. Just got it recently so I haven't had a chance to do much research on it.
    4. Knifeguy, 12 years ago
      Could be a desk box, maybe part of a set. Looks like cast iron from the pics but hard to tell.

      Regards

      Robin
    5. Jesttess, 12 years ago
      Knifeguy,
      Anyone I showed it to said it was probably brass . We scratched it a little on the bottom and it is that shing brass color. Thank you for your input!
    6. Jesttess, 12 years ago
      collector821,
      I'm excited to hear about your item! Could you post a picture of it? I have taken mine to "antique dealers" and they can't help me either. If I can find out any thing on it, it will be on this page.

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