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In the 18th century, the phenomena of snuff-taking swept across Europe. How was this action tied to imperialism, gender, and ornamentalism?
- How and Why Snuff Was Used
- Was Snuff Harmful?
- How Snuff Was Sold
- Snuff Boxes
I used to hear people talk about 'a pinch of snuff'. I understood that pinching it lifted a tiny amount. Traditionally the pinch of snuff would have been placed on the back of the hand or held pinched between the thumb and index finger.The action of sniffing the powder caused the nasal passages to get a coating of tobacco from which the user would ...
Snuff tobacco not only contains nicotine but also other harmful, cancer-causing chemicals. Using it can lead to addiction and can cause cancers of the mouth and other areas. It is also reported to be associated with heart disease and strokes. Much of this, of course, was not known in the past when the use of snuff was common.
I did see snuff on sale in tobacconistsshops in the 1940s and 50s. It was either sold in special small tins or and weighed out for each customer and packaged in twirls of paper with the maker's name printed on, like in the photo. How snuff was sold, photographed in Winchester City Museum
I understand that bought snuff was transferred at home into a dedicated relatively air-tight snuff box, so as to keep its aroma. Snuff boxes could be quite elegant and the design and quality of their materials was an accessory that said something about their owners, as did cigarette casesfor cigarette smokers. They were often sold as snuff boxes or...
Europeans first began snorting snuff, the pulverized form of tobacco, in the early seventeenth century, and within one hundred years it was widely used by men and women alike. Snuff boxes, tiny decorative containers for the powdered herb, became a symbol of vanity and fashion and an important part of the ritual of using snuff.
Traditionally, it is sniffed or inhaled lightly after a pinch of snuff is either placed onto the back surface of the hand, held pinched between thumb and index finger, or held by a specially made "snuffing" device. Snuff originated in the Americas and was commonly used in Europe by the 17th century.
Domestic snuff came from the provinces of Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, while the more-prized and certainly more-expensive imported snuff came from Spain, France, and Scotland, with the most highly regarded of all, Brazil.
4th-10th century wooden snuff tray from the Andean Wari culture. Via: Metropolitan Museum of Art. The aforementioned tool was a Y-shaped straw meant for snorting dried and cured tobacco that had been ground finely. This was highly popular in the pre-Columbian era, but smoking a tobacco pipe was not unheard of either.
Jun 5, 2015 · Snuff, a pulverized form of tobacco, became popular from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s and was more popular than smoking. It was enjoyed by all classes and by both sexes, despite certain critics claiming it “deformed the nose, stained the skin, [and] tainted the breath.”.
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