Continental Silver Snuffbox. Ca. 1900.

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  1. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I've been after a silver snuffbox or pillbox for aaaaaages to store my peppermints in. After much, much, MUCH hunting over several years, I finally found one.

    It was labeled thusly:

    "Continental Silver. German. Ca. 1900".

    I have no idea if any of that is true, except that it is marked '800' for continental silver.

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    As you can see, my mints have already moved in, and they love their new home! :)

    Here are the only two hallmarks...

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    "800"

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    ...and what looks like a crown of some sort. I don't recognise it and haven't been able to I.D. it.

    Anyone have any ideas??
     
    Shangas, Jan 28, 2017
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  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    The half moon and crown is the German empire mark, the Reynolds angels are right for about 1900, so it is probably what you think it is
     
    afantiques, Jan 28, 2017
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  3. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Lovely box and your mints look quite happy there! :)
     
    tie.dye.cat, Jan 28, 2017
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    You have a good eye for one so young! :)
     
    johnnycb09, Jan 28, 2017
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Your mints look QUITE happy there.......now how DO you take one or two out without making all of the others VERY UNHAPPY!!!!!:joyful::jawdrop::hungry::hungry::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::happy::shifty::):smug::smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin::D:D:p:cool:

    BY THE WAY....It's a LOVELY little box!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, Jan 28, 2017
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The puttis look happy to be holding mints instead of tobacco or "weight" back in the 60s. Nice little box.
     
    evelyb30, Jan 28, 2017
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  7. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Not bad for someone who's 30 in July, huh? :p

    If I pack them in, the box holds about 27 or 30.

    If I just toss them in higgledy piggledy, the box holds about 25. Which is a surprisingly large amount, considering how small it is!
     
    Shangas, Jan 28, 2017
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  8. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice


    And if you are anything like I am, you PACK them in each time, counting them as you do, and then stress over the odd TWO left over from the packet........................knowing that you could eat the leftovers or even toss them, just to even things out, but DAMN - IT'S NOT PERFECT - I HAVE TWO LEFTOVER..........:bigtears::bigtears::mad::mad:
     
    Mansons2005, Jan 28, 2017
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  9. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Hahahaha!! Yes I've been a bit like that, yeah.
     
    Shangas, Jan 28, 2017
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