I have a number of purpose built snuff boxes, ranging from papier mache to silver, but no matter how tight the seal, none seem to keep moist snuff for very long before I'm delicately sniffing salt pebbles.
IMcChrystal's goes in a dutch silver box which is good for perhaps three days before becoming mentholatum profundis. Prins Regent goes in a birchwood box and is unacceptable by the end of the day. Old Paris goes into a rosewood box of recent manufacture and is granular within a few hours.
What am I doing wrong? There must be an elegant utility to be achieved.
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I use 2 snuff boxes every day with 2 different snuffs and I realized that if I put in them snuff in the morning at the end of the day snuff is different and changed its aromas
So I put in snuff boxes only a bit snuff and when I have finished it I recharge
Snuff boxes no matter how tight is the seal are not meant to store snuff for a long time
@insufflemus, thanks for the tip. I tried out a silver box with Old Paris yesterday and it kept it in reasonable condition for about 8 hours. That
For me anyway...
From the old James Dixon pewter boxes
Depending on their condition - some people seem to have treasured them and some people have used them as artillery ammunition!
but maybe not for a prolonged period
The small kilner jars or small mason jars have worked well for me to keep larger amounts fresher for longer like you would with pipe tobacco etc
That sounds like a good idea :)