Steel snuff rasp in shoehorn shaped wooden frame

Made:
1701-1800

Steel snuff rasp in shoehorn shaped wooden frame, base is recessed with chambers for reception of snuff, English, 18th century

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A99894
Materials:
steel and wood
Measurements:
length 302 mm
width 75 mm
depth 23 mm
type:
snuff rasps
credit:
Born-Traub

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