Antique Handcarved Wooden Snuff Box Hat 20th century folk art wood

20th century folk art wood panel painted with delicate roses

5" tall (to top of handle)

*calendula

Already mounted with twine to use as wall decor

Antique folk art metal trinket box in a unique shape with hand carved fish

Antique Handcarved Wooden Snuff Box Hat 20th century folk art woodHand carved antique wooden 'SNUFF' box with sliding top. The habit of snuff taking dates back to the colonial period of America. Snuff was a powdered form of tobacco that needed to be kept moist because it had a tendency to dry out and hard to keep fresh. Snuff boxes were air tight containers developed to keep the tobacco fresh and typically made from wood, horn, silver or even paper mache. At one point snuff boxes became the must have accessory for