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I close with additional information for the curious-minded. If your interest is piqued to see more boxes and jars, here are some places to look: 1stdibs.com; pipemuseum.nl; metmuseum.org; collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk; “Tobacco Jars” (ramshornstudio,com); “Vintage tobacco jars” (carters.com.au); “Antique Tobacco Jars” (sellingantiques.co.uk); “Antique Tobacco Boxes” (antiques-atlas.com); “Antique tobacco tins are smoking-hot collectibles” (liveautioneers.com); “Tobacco Tins & Jars” (pinterest.com); and “Tobacco Tins,” (antiqueadvertising.com). A group of “18th century Dutch tobacco boxes” is at the Rundale Palace Museum in Latvia (rundale.net). Thumb through William Bragge, Bibliotheca Nicotiana (1880) online and you’ll find descriptions of about 50 tobacco boxes, 30 tobacco jars, and 70 tobacco pouches. You can also watch a six-minute video of Dennis Rogers’ cigar and tobacco jar collection on YouTube.  
I close with additional information for the curious-minded. If your interest is piqued to see more boxes and jars, here are some places to look: 1stdibs.com; pipemuseum.nl; metmuseum.org; collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk; “Tobacco Jars” (ramshornstudio,com); “Vintage tobacco jars” (carters.com.au); “Antique Tobacco Jars” (sellingantiques.co.uk); “Antique Tobacco Boxes” (antiques-atlas.com); “Antique tobacco tins are smoking-hot collectibles” (liveautioneers.com); “Tobacco Tins & Jars” (pinterest.com); and “Tobacco Tins,” (antiqueadvertising.com). A group of “18th century Dutch tobacco boxes” is at the Rundale Palace Museum in Latvia (rundale.net). Thumb through William Bragge, Bibliotheca Nicotiana (1880) online and you’ll find descriptions of about 50 tobacco boxes, 30 tobacco jars, and 70 tobacco pouches. You can also watch a six-minute video of Dennis Rogers’ cigar and tobacco jar collection on YouTube.  


And a few articles to read online: “The Dutch tobacco box” ([https://pipemuseum.nl/en/article/de-hollandse-tabaksdoos pipemuseum.nl]); “Antique Tobacco Jars” ([https://www.collectorsweekly.com/tobacciana/tobacco-jars collectorsweekly.com]); “French Tobacco Jars” ([https://crownandcolony.com/blog/french-tobacco-jars/ crownandcolony.com]); “Tobacco Jar” ([https://www.kovels.com/antique-collectibles-prices/tobacco-jar kovels.com]); “The Dutch Raid For Overseas Exotic Treasures, Such As Tobacco” ([https://www.aronson.com/the-dutch-raid-for-overseas-exotic-treasure-such-as-tobacco/ aronson.com]); “Terra cotta jars in 1800s and 1900s held loose pipe tobacco” ([https://www.heraldnet.com/life/terra-cotta-jars-in-1800s-and-1900s-held-loose-pipe-tobacco/ heraldnet.com]); “Tobacco Jars” ([https://torquaypottery.info/about/collecting-themes/tobacco-jars torquaypottery.info]); Madeline Siefke Estill, “Colonial New England Silver Snuff, Tobacco, and Patch Boxes,” ([https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1357 colonialsociety.org]); Charles R. Beard, “Tobacco Jars. Base-metal Tobacco Jars in Mr. Reginald Myer’s Collection” (The Connoisseur, 1927); Angela McShane, “The New World of Tobacco” (History Today, Vol. 67, Issue 4, April 2017); “Tobacciana Collectibles” ([https://antiqueadvertisingexpert.com/tobaccianacollectibles/ antiqueadvertisingexpert.com]; and Kim Wesseler (Johnson), “Do You Have Prince Albert in a Can?: A Chronology of Pocket Tobacco Tins (Dating Guide)” ([https://www.academia.edu/20330582/Do_You_Have_Prince_Albert_in_a_Can_A_Chronology_of_Pocket_Tobacco_Tins_Dating_Guide_ academia.edu]).  
And a few articles to read online: “The Dutch tobacco box” ([https://pipemuseum.nl/en/article/de-hollandse-tabaksdoos pipemuseum.nl]); “Antique Tobacco Jars” ([https://www.collectorsweekly.com/tobacciana/tobacco-jars collectorsweekly.com]); “French Tobacco Jars” ([https://crownandcolony.com/blog/french-tobacco-jars/ crownandcolony.com]); “Tobacco Jar” ([https://www.kovels.com/antique-collectibles-prices/tobacco-jar kovels.com]); “The Dutch Raid For Overseas Exotic Treasures, Such As Tobacco” ([https://www.aronson.com/the-dutch-raid-for-overseas-exotic-treasure-such-as-tobacco/ aronson.com]); “Terra cotta jars in 1800s and 1900s held loose pipe tobacco” ([https://www.heraldnet.com/life/terra-cotta-jars-in-1800s-and-1900s-held-loose-pipe-tobacco/ heraldnet.com]); “Tobacco Jars” ([https://torquaypottery.info/about/collecting-themes/tobacco-jars torquaypottery.info]); Madeline Siefke Estill, “Colonial New England Silver Snuff, Tobacco, and Patch Boxes,” ([https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/1357 colonialsociety.org]); Charles R. Beard, “Tobacco Jars. Base-metal Tobacco Jars in Mr. Reginald Myer’s Collection” (The Connoisseur, 1927); Angela McShane, “The New World of Tobacco” (History Today, Vol. 67, Issue 4, April 2017); “Tobacciana Collectibles” ([https://antiqueadvertisingexpert.com/tobaccianacollectibles/ antiqueadvertisingexpert.com]; “Tobacco & Smoking—Tobacco Boxes.” 18th Century Material Culture. Tobacco Boxes” (scribd.com); and Kim Wesseler (Johnson), “Do You Have Prince Albert in a Can?: A Chronology of Pocket Tobacco Tins (Dating Guide)” ([https://www.academia.edu/20330582/Do_You_Have_Prince_Albert_in_a_Can_A_Chronology_of_Pocket_Tobacco_Tins_Dating_Guide_ academia.edu]).  


This rather substantial bibliography indicates that much has been published about all sorts of boxes, jars, and tins. As well, books on antique and contemporary advertising memorabilia usually contain one or more chapters on tobacco tins.
This rather substantial bibliography indicates that much has been published about all sorts of boxes, jars, and tins. As well, books on antique and contemporary advertising memorabilia usually contain one or more chapters on tobacco tins.