The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box auction sign but certainly it is both

but certainly it is both a great piece of cultural history and an excellent object

otherwise great vintage condition

but I cannot make them out

It is in great vintage condition

and demonstrating the wonderful ingenuity and design sensibilities of their makers

The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box auction sign but certainly it is bothI jumped on this unusual box the second I saw it (which photos don't do justice), but am only now trying to puzzle out exactly what it is, and I must say it is a bit of a mystery! From what I can discern, there were two sorts of patch boxes: first, fine boxes, very similar to snuff boxes, some very similar in construction to the this one, made to hold decorative patches for the face, worn by both men and woman in the 18th and early 19th century; and