JH's 1866 Hand-Engraved, Double Hinged Brass Swedish Snuff Box with Swimming Serpent guard dog No significant bends

No significant bends

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I found this shield-shaped double wall box in Massachusetts

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JH's 1866 Hand-Engraved, Double Hinged Brass Swedish Snuff Box with Swimming Serpent guard dog No significant bendsJust my sort of snuff box, with the freehand engraving about as folky as it gets, and I sure do love the manner of that lettering. But most of all I love the manner of that sea serpent, emerging from the wavering line of the sea, and another wavering line below giving rise to a leafy sprig. The mark on the flip side identifies the brass box as Swedish, produced by Westers Metallfabrik, a metalworking company that was based in Vsters, (on the shore of