Molassine snuifdoosje - Box - Brass - advertising article

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Antique brass Molassine snuff box from the United Kingdom, dating to around 1910–1920, produced as promotional material for Molassine animal feed and decorated with a bull head and farm animal imagery.

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Antique Molassine snuff box - with a large bull's head and farm animals.
Made to promote the Molassine factory and its products.
Molassine was animal feed suitable for all farm animals.
Origin is Greenwich, dating circa 1910 to 1920.

The text on the box reads: Molassine Registered Trademark, Horse food, Molassine Dairy & Pig meal, Calf meal & Lamb feed, registered trademark.

The front of the box features a bull's head and a crown with a pig head on it, together with a rearing horse, a leaping bull and a background of corn ears. The back of the box is decorated with a sheaf of elegant flowers on long stems.

The box is in neat and used condition. Normal aging and signs of use.

Please see all photos, also for the measurements. They are part of the description.
Naturally, it will be well packed and shipped.

Antique Molassine snuff box - with a large bull's head and farm animals.
Made to promote the Molassine factory and its products.
Molassine was animal feed suitable for all farm animals.
Origin is Greenwich, dating circa 1910 to 1920.

The text on the box reads: Molassine Registered Trademark, Horse food, Molassine Dairy & Pig meal, Calf meal & Lamb feed, registered trademark.

The front of the box features a bull's head and a crown with a pig head on it, together with a rearing horse, a leaping bull and a background of corn ears. The back of the box is decorated with a sheaf of elegant flowers on long stems.

The box is in neat and used condition. Normal aging and signs of use.

Please see all photos, also for the measurements. They are part of the description.
Naturally, it will be well packed and shipped.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Weight
46 g
Title additional information
advertising article
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Material
Brass
Designer/artist/maker
Molassine snuifdoosje
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
1 cm
Width
1 cm
Depth
1 cm
Estimated period
1910-1920
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