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 acceptance in the 19th century, but was eventually overtaken by smoking.
Object no :
SQAC010n
Collection :
Tobacco
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
diameter 76mm, height 18mm
Materials :
wood
Location :
NA
Accession number :
NA
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
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