Items tagged snuff boxes in MV Collections

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Snuff Box - Brass, James Ovenden, HMCS Victoria, circa 1856

Semi-ovoid shaped brass snuff-box engraved with the name "J. Ovenden". Presented to, or owned by, the great-grandfather of donor's wife, James Joseph Ovenden, who served in the Victori ...

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Snuff Box - Whale Bone, circa 1809-1843

Whale bone snuff box with four engraved silver plates, reported to have been made from whale baleen (called whale bone on the box) from a whale killed in England in 1809.

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Snuff Box - Wood, Old London Bridge, circa 1830s-1870s

Wooden snuff box reportedly made from a pile of 'Old London Bridge'. Old London Bridge was demolished in 1831.

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Snuff Box - Wood, HMS Royal George, circa 1782-1850

Wooden snuff box made from one of the timbers of the H.M.S. Royal George. HMS Royal George was a 100-gun ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1756 and sank at Portsmouth on 29 A ...

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Snuff Bottle - Jade, Ash Wednesday Bushfires, Mt Macedon, Victoria, 16 Feb 1983 (Bushfire ...

Carved jade snuff bottle, found in the ashes of Viewfield, a house in Mt. Macedon owned by John and Zelma Gartner, after the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983. This is a remnant of a coll ...

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