A smart Victorian snuff box made from papier-mâché with gilded decoration to the lid.
 
Before the introduction of cigarettes, loose tobbaco was sold, at this same time snuff was also used, this would be made from grinding tobacco to a fine powder, this would be inhaled through the nostrils, unlike tobacco which had to be placed in a receptacle such as a pipe and then ignited before smoking.
 
Condition is good and closes well
 
Dimensions : 4.5cm x 3cm x 2cm