Miner's snuff box
Also known as: Bergmännische Schnupftabakdose
Record status
Individual type · partial
Miner's snuff box is held by Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum. Museum description: Round box made of copper; lid and body of the box connected by a hinge on the side; lid with stamped lettering "W.
GRAY Jan 1896"; use clearly visible through alterations to the surface and deformations. Name of the original owner (W. Gray) and date (January 1896) engraved in the lid The museum record gives measurements Diameter: 65 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Durchmesser: 65 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Kupfer (Material)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1043/item_M6PJHOOCAE2LLRGPOVC2MZJL6KC2ABPV
- Museum object name
- Bergmännische Schnupftabakdose
- Holding institution
- Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.