Whale Bone Tooth Snuff or "Stash" Container - $90 (Rolling Meadows)

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Wilke Road near Euclid Avenue

condition: excellent

make / manufacturer: Unknown

size / dimensions: 213/4" X 1" Diameter

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ESTATE SALE: Vintage, obviously very old. Its craftsmanship is apparent with the open/close mechanism still operating as originally designed. Being sold from a relative's estate who purchased this from an antique shop on the northeast coast during the 60's. There are no obvious makers mark and is made of a tooth or animal bone material with a silver alloy mechanism which doesn't corrode/rust. Given the patina on the material and where my relative bought it, we speculate it was made in the late nineteenth century by a sailor, possibly a whaler, which explains the lack of a signature.

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posted: 2026-06-02 18:54

updated: 2026-10-03 11:45

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ESTATE SALE: Vintage, obviously very old. Its craftsmanship is apparent with the open/close mechanism still operating as originally designed. Being sold from a relative's estate who purchased this...