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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 281978, member: 111&quot;]Believe it&#039;s often hard to define what use these small boxes were originally intended for, but have seen references that mention mirrors or looking glasses inside some snuff boxes, and while not the period usually associated with facial patches, beauty spots were used in the early 20th century, and I have one similar, with a glass religious image rather than enamel, that was my great-grandmother&#039;s rosary case.&nbsp; Regardless, it&#039;s a sweet little piece, though suspect it&#039;s brass rather than bronze...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kilmerhouse.com/2008/03/beauty-spots" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kilmerhouse.com/2008/03/beauty-spots" rel="nofollow">https://www.kilmerhouse.com/2008/03/beauty-spots</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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