Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box whist marker first to reveal the wooden

first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch

5 1/2" tall x 4" widest diameter

painted on both sides

and this 1925 bronze American Legion School Award does so quite beautifully I think

not just professional architects and builders

Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box whist marker first to reveal the woodenThis is the second table snuff box I've found, which from what I understand would be kept at home and used for sharing with company, as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket. It's not a fancy one, but I love the form, and it would be quite useful now for housing stashes of various sorts and making a pretty good hiding place I'd think if placed up on a shelf! I'm terrible identifying woods but this