A 19TH-CENTURY ENGRAVED COPPER SAILOR'S TOBACCO BOX, CIRCA 1830
depicting a two-decker inscribed over Good virginia within I have / It is not free for every knave / My Master only I supply / Let begging fellows go and buy, the back with a Tar and his sweetheart, engraved over When this you see Remember /Me and keep me in your mind / Let all the world say what / they will speak of me as you find / 1833 -- 3.5/8in. (9.3cm.) wide

Condition Report
Strong engraving overall, sprung lock mechanism missing internally, lid sits flush to box.

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