Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration wood and hide inside are mostly blank pages

inside are mostly blank pages excepting a handful used for collecting autographs

I am not sure when this one was made or who made it

The winder can be a bit jerky if held horizontally rather than vertically (but not problematically so

and some wear to the label

I believe intended to resemble tortoiseshell

Wonderful Little 1850 Slide Lid Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Heart and Brass Nails Decoration wood and hide inside are mostly blank pagesA complete charmer of a folk art snuff box, and happily a dated one too, with 1850 spelled (numbered?) out in tiny brass nails at the top of the tight fitting slide lid. With wonderful inlaid mother of pearl at center of the lid, framed by more nails that extend out to form crosses, and what I believe are two urns with flowers on reverse, facing in opposite directions. And with careful attention paid to the carving of the box, with nicely rounded