Philip, Nice link, thanks!
Adding my thanks for the link, what an interesting web site.
Ah yesā¦ unrequited love. I suspected there was some reason for the vulgarity.
My avatar is of one I found in a flea market for 5.00.
Iāve never purchased or used a snuff box. I generally use a bullet or the original tin, even when I go out. -Kidnapper
@kidnapper There isnāt anything wrong with that. Actually that is the way I go most of the time also. I can honestly say though using a antique brass snuff box or silver or wood adds to the enjoyment, because I can get a pinch in my puggie little fingers without difficulty, warm the snuff and repeat as needed. Plus a snuff box gives people around me a excuse to ask questions, which I answer with much enthusiasm.
@Gimpy1261 Yes, but with all of the problems stated, even in this thread, it makes me hesitant to purchase or use a snuff box. Besides, Iāve been asked way more questions when actually taking the pinch than the pinching itself. -Kidnapper Edit: Typo
@Phillips great link mate, very interesting, thanks. Stefan
Iāve been using the same steel screw-top pill holder I bought a couple years ago, thinking Iād buy a proper snuff box, and I never bothered. It travels well and I can tap out a good amount onto the back of my hand, which I prefer to pinching.
Snuff store re-stocked their silver snuffboxes, for those interested. They are quite pricey, but evidently worth the money. They are new and built for snuff! I dropped the cash, and Iāll report back when I get it. Edit: the shipping is very reasonable, under 7 USD according to the conversion on Google, for what thatās worth.
@matsnuffs They are fine snuff boxes if you get the silver ones. The best I have been able to find for the money.
Good! I have been drooling over the plain, not engraved one for some time, then they were out of stock. I just happened to check todayā¦and I almost didnāt go for it because I just bought an antique wooden one with a hinged lid, not unlike Micheltnās, but with a clover inlaid on the top. Fantastic buy, but a touch on the leaky side. Ordered some Macās SP too, because it was on sale, it was my first order from Timā¦wonder where he is as of lateā¦
Tim is probably busy. I love all their House Blends, Especcially Blenders Bundle and Golden Pinch. Both I alternate in my box and they stay fresh and moist.
āSnuff store re-stocked their silver snuffboxes, for those interested. They are quite pricey, but evidently worth the money. They are new and built for snuff! I dropped the cash, and Iāll report back when I get it.ā I would caution against buying these silver boxes for the reason given above. The hinge is not flush with the lid. I have yet to see any such box where, squinting along the hinge with the lid closed, you canāt see daylight the other end. In short they will leak fine milled snuff like a pepper pot. With good boxes the hinge is perfectly flush.
@PhilipS Thatās why Iāll stick to my slide lid wooden boxesā¦they donāt leak, and they have a much warmer, eathy, natural feel to em. Metal boxes just have such a cold, dead vibe to em.
I just went to check out these boxes after snuffsterās warningā¦there seems to be a lot of quotes usedā¦āusable depthā as he mentioned and one had ādosing holesāā¦that kind of speaks for itself as using finger quotes is slang for ābut not reallyāā¦never noticed it til snuffster pointed it out. Thanks for the heads up to the ones that do prefer silver boxes.
Yeah I was always weary of those Snuffstore boxes and never got one because they looked like pillboxes, but the new plain and engraved lid boxes look legit.
Just a stupid random thought that popped into my head butā¦I guess the camera really does add 10 lbs!! lol!
So are you saying that the āSilver Snuff Box Plain PB452ā is legit, but avoid the cameo design topped ones? Ive had my eye on the plain one for a whileā¦
Iāve got the plain one, it is snuff proof and well worth the money. Stefan