Hey people. I am seriously thinking about getting a nice table top snuff box. I’m getting tired of flipping, twisting, or snapping open containers to get at my snuff. I just want to lift the lid, take a pinch and be done with it. I’ve seen some nice wooden ones with a “tip - like” lid. almost like a steeple. I’ve been all over ebay, but the majority of them are in the U.K or China. And you U.K boys, I’m not sure how, seem to nab them up before I can get at them lol. Does anyone have any good tips or makers or suggestions for a nice wooden one. It doesn’t have to be huge. Maybe hold 10g at minimum. Thanks. nightcap
You may want to look at horn table top snuff boxes, I have seen some really nice ones with faux shell lids on ebay
Well after a bit of time, I can’t believe I forgot about the heartwood box. i forgot about how nice they are for snuff.
I love mine. I wouldn’t mind having a really nice snuff bottle…
Table top boxes are ones that are not suitable for the pocket due to size and were used in the hey day by clubs and military messes, is this what you mean? IMHO, you’re better with one that can be carried around. As far as I’m aware there are ony three genuine types available as new; the WoS Rams head and the two pewter boxes they do.
I have woke from sleep with a horse head next to me in bed, but never a rams. (Stop looking at me with that EYE, Snuffster! It reminds me of an un-patched eye of the Looking Glass pilot at DEFCON 2 or higher.) Well, if I sat near a table for a longer stretch during the day, a table box would be useful to me.
I just carry a table around with me. As Ive said before, the eye is all thats left of me.
There was another dark lord once who had the same problem.
And you’ve never seen him and me in the same room…
well I have so. Lots of brothers don’t see each other often, so what’s your point?
It would be pretty cool to have a ram’s head mull but i can’t imagine spending that kind of hobby money on anything but more tobacco. If i put the money down for it i would have to carry it around all the time just to justify the purchase. It would be funny to offer a person a snuff from it at a bar though…
just get a regular snuff box and glue a brick to the bottom
lol. classic. I’m still looking. I have a couple of devices to carry snuff around all day. But at the end of the day, when I park it on the couch, I’d like to have a box waiting on the coffee table for me.
The mull is definatly a group thing. It would be great for a snuffers club or even a high end bar.
On snuff box trivia, I’ve read there is a table-top box still in place on the Vice Presidents desk where the US Senate meets. It used to be popular ages ago, and now kept in honor of the passed Senators. Not sure if this is reliable information. I wonder if the Center for Tobacco-Free Senators ™ knows about this *wink*.
No, it was moved to the side of the room long ago. I forget which VP, but he got fed up with everyone coming up to his desk to get a pinch, so he had it moved. There might even be two, one on either side. They are still there, but who knows if they are kept filled. There is more info on this on snuffhouse. Try a search for “Senate snuff.”
Ive just got back from vacation and found a Sharrow Snuff box in a small tobacco shop, very nice workmanship and made, I believe, by heartwood. This would be a good table top box.
@ snuffster, they are Heartwood. You should see the heart burnt on the back. I have two.
We are still waiting for proper toque snuff boxes, the flasks are nice but not the same thing…
Just put an order in for a PC triple tech. I’ll dedicate this as my coffee table snuff box. Wouldn’t want to drop this one in the vineyard!