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: Oval brass box (horizontal format); lid and box body connected by a hinge on the side; lid with engraved, mostly no longer legible lettering; decorative pattern (three-layer zigzag pattern with dot decoration) on the lid and box body along the rim of the box; use clearly visible through alterations of the surface.
The museum record gives measurements Height: 30 mm; Width: 69 mm; Length: 39 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
- Höhe: 30 mm; Breite: 69 mm; Länge: 39 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Messing (Material)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1043/item_LCH7EZ5Y2XY7C7GQSKPI2WBMZW72G5SD
- 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.