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This is a extraordinary hand made men's snuff box. Antique Russian wooden snuff inlay box jeweler case. Wood Inlay Double Sided Master Snuff {Length of snuff 3 3/4 inches} 19th 20th Century Antique Box, This is a snuff box. And an elongated hand carved snuff box with a hinged lid. Not marked. Russian fantasy wooden box known for it's seamless hinge ! Clearly made by a master wood worker, and appears to be held together by hidden wire pins at each end, as there are two tiny filled pin holes at each end, barely visible to the naked eye. The entire surface of the case, both inside and out, is continuous, with the lovely burl wood grain visible throughout. This was obviously made for and used by someone of very discriminating and refined taste and sensibilities not an object made for the common market, but rather made for the upper class. This is over 100 years old.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box

Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. The word derives from the Greek (puxos), "box, boxwood". Boxes may be made of durable material such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small (e.g., a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance. A corrugated box is a very common shipping container. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat may be expected, but a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides. A decorative box may be opened by raising, pulling, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, clasp, lock, or adhesive tape. A common storage box usually has the shape of a cuboid or right rectangular prism, although boxes of almost any shape may be used.