Penny-slat mechanical tobacco box

Made:
1770-1830
Penny-slat mechanical tobacco box, all brass, key missing

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Penny-slat mechanical tobacco box, all brass, key missing
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Penny-slat mechanical tobacco box, all brass, key missing, on four ball feet, Rich's patent, Bridgwater, English, 1770-1830

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A103048
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
length 243 mm
width 120 mm
height 172 mm
type:
tobacco boxes
credit:
Foster

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