Tobacco

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Clay pipe (1)

Smoking tobacco in a pipe became very popular during the 1700s. It was viewed by the upper classes

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Snuff box in the shape of a book

The inscription reads, “Is there a doubt within thy breast, believe my vows and give it rest”. The

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Snuff box in the shape of a shoe

Snuff boxes were an important possession, reflecting personal status and taste. Boxes shaped as sho

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Snuff spoon

Snuff spoon used to extract snuff from its container. Sniffing snuff was the original method of ta

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Clay Pipe

'Kilmarnock' is inscribed on the stem of this pipe indicating that it was made there.

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Snuff box which belonged to J Halbert, of Sanquhar

Snuff is powered tobacco, taken by sniffing up the nose. This strange habit gained wide social acce

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Snuff box lid

This lid from a snuff box features an ink drawing of Robert Burns, based on the 1787 portrait by Nas

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Snuff box with integral wooden hinge

Sniffing snuff was the original method of taking tobacco, first used by indigenous Americans. The pr

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tobacco pipe

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Snuff Box Decorated with a Portrait of Robert Burns

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Princess Mary's Tobacco Box with Portrait Card and Pencil

This is an example of the tobacco tin that was presented as a gift to all men in the British Empire

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