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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 1617846, member: 56&quot;]Makes your mouth water just reading the descriptions, doesn&#039;t it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Early boxes used for snuff (16th C - 17th C) may not have been hinged, but this had largely changed by the 18th C.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the same book, Le Corbeiller writes in the introduction. &quot;In general, a tightly hinged cover has always been characteristic of snuff boxes...&quot;&nbsp; Not to say that a box without a hinge couldn&#039;t be used for snuff.&nbsp; She also writes, &quot;Circular boxes, being generally constructed with lift-off lids, were less suitable for protecting the moisture of the snuff and relatively few were made.&quot; (this being in reference to early boxes).</p><p><br /></p><p>Kenneth Snowman writes in Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, &quot;Many round boxes without hinges were designed for powder, rouge and face creams; it is incorrect to describe these as snuffboxes, which were invariably hinged.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So many exquisite boxes were made for so many different purposes that it is nearly impossible to find a book on the subject that is exclusively limited to boxes made for snuff. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, once the box is yours you can use it as you will.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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