{"product_id":"untitled-aug8_13-09","title":"Charming Pair Of Cannel Coal Snuff Boxes With Provenance Of Maker And Date 1817","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- FREE UK SHIPPING WITH ALL ORDERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE PROCEED TO CHECKOUT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFOR SHIPPING QUOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA quite charming pair of early 19th century snuff boxes carved from cannel coal. They both contain a little handwritten note telling who they were made by and when.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker was a cannel coal miner named Thomas Haddock who made them in 1817. He was the grandfather of a lady with an even better name, one ‘Fanny Haddock’… \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlimmin’ marvellous!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCannel coal has been used as jewellery since the neolithic period, often alongside jet, dating from the centuries before 3500BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCannel coal was more compact and duller than ordinary coal, and could be worked in the lathe and polished. In the Durham coalfield and throughout many other mining communities, carving cannel coal into ornaments was a popular pastime amongst the miners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is good, commensurate with age and use. Some remnants of snuff in one. Both structurally sound, however, the circular one does have some internal chips, please see photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 7.5cm x 4.3cm x 2cm (rectangular) \u0026amp; 4.5cm x 1.6cm (circular)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeighs 61.81 grams  \u003cspan\u003e(rectangular) \u0026amp; 22.65 grams  (circular). Total Combined = 84.46 grams \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Shipping\" href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/shipping-policy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Returns\" href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/refund-policy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eRETURNS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Source Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40720135487524,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/1729\/2580\/files\/IMG-8709.jpg?v=1691497151","url":"https:\/\/folkandfableantiques.com\/products\/untitled-aug8_13-09","provider":"Folk \u0026 Fable Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}