tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2315346892527978918..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The fine art of taking snuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91259321632666599932016-08-22T11:16:42.821-04:002016-08-22T11:16:42.821-04:00Love the information on taking snuff. This box is ...Love the information on taking snuff. This box is a bit over embellished for my liking, i prefer the geometric shaped antique silver snuff boxes. I'm sure this will appeal to someone though.AC Silver antiqueshttp://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/Snuff-Boxes-c180.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-16009936637487710032012-01-24T15:40:59.747-05:002012-01-24T15:40:59.747-05:00Very informative post! I'm glad I found this b...Very informative post! I'm glad I found this blog. I've always wondered what snuff was, and you've not only answered that but also pointed out what style of snuffbox I would have owned--one with a dog on it. :)Heatherhttp://www.history4kids.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-83957359617519202252012-01-24T12:56:11.547-05:002012-01-24T12:56:11.547-05:00I agree with Andrew, this one is really hideous. B...I agree with Andrew, this one is really hideous. But the one Arianne linked is gorgeous!<br /><br />I read mostly fantasy rather than historical fiction, though there is a lot of overlap in the worldbuilding... which leads me to wonder why no fantasy novel I've ever read has had snuff in it! Very interesting.Kerihttp://amazingwomeninhistory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-64568931893776686832012-01-24T11:22:47.034-05:002012-01-24T11:22:47.034-05:00There's a really gorgeous agate and gold one i...There's a really gorgeous agate and gold one in the V&A. <a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5920244045_2609a3450e_z.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here's the picture</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://aplusbinthesea.blogspot.com/2011/07/overseas-diamond-tears-at-v.html" rel="nofollow">A from A + B in the Sea</a>Ariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652434242553278040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74552708215889686872012-01-24T11:20:19.612-05:002012-01-24T11:20:19.612-05:0013. Keep your handkerchief at the ready.
14. Sneez...13. Keep your handkerchief at the ready.<br />14. Sneeze. <br />15. Wipe your nose. <br /><br />Or at least that was my experience with the nasty stuff.Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-90845065082937001382012-01-24T10:55:35.609-05:002012-01-24T10:55:35.609-05:00Snuff is dried, powdered tobacco, sniffed through ...Snuff is dried, powdered tobacco, sniffed through the nose. It's a dose of nicotine minus the smoke, and while still highly addictive, is believed to be less harmful--at least to the lungs--than smoking, although I'm sure one can find pro & con, as is the case with so many other drugs. Osbourne says that snuff taking reached its peak during George IV's reign (he & his mother were heavy users) and slowly thereafter went into decline, especially when cigarettes appeared. But it never completely disappeared. The little Shire pamphlet has all kinds of interesting tidbits like this.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26383883430458990742012-01-24T09:48:17.302-05:002012-01-24T09:48:17.302-05:00I've been trying to think, when did snuff drop...I've been trying to think, when did snuff drop out of fashion?Lilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-114641544738695362012-01-24T07:02:47.395-05:002012-01-24T07:02:47.395-05:00I've just recently found your blog, read throu...I've just recently found your blog, read through many of your older posts and am having a ball here.<br /><br />Just wondering what snuff actually was? Was it like chewing tobacco or like cocaine? I always assumed it was chewing tobacco -- I had no idea it was snuffed up the nose -- though I should have reasoned that out...ergo the name...Susan Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094024834053351944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43672119764030921822012-01-24T06:36:43.124-05:002012-01-24T06:36:43.124-05:00And of course the sneezing afterwards.
I've ...And of course the sneezing afterwards. <br />I've been fascinated by snuff boxes ever since reading about them in a Georgette Heyer novel which featured poison snuff in the plot.<br />I like the ones with scenes on them but then I like patch boxes like that too!<br />Oh and immoderate laughter in response to Andrew's comment!Sandra Brakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012103425188503628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65884959586907699062012-01-24T00:41:12.644-05:002012-01-24T00:41:12.644-05:00That snuff box... Looks like someone threw up all ...That snuff box... Looks like someone threw up all over it.Andrew Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391968250249632273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63442882405046867832012-01-24T00:16:06.614-05:002012-01-24T00:16:06.614-05:00Great instruction! I'm reminded of Lord Granth...Great instruction! I'm reminded of Lord Grantham's collection of snuff boxes on Downton Abbey.Julianne Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006971984833280430noreply@blogger.com