Need help identifying a silver miniature book box
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I have the exact same box! I always thought it was for holding stamps...but not 100% sure.
Metro Retro Vintage
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I have something similar for holding matches, however, it has a striker, so I'm not sure.
Metro Retro Vintage
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I was wondering if it might be a vinaigrette or have held a relic, so I googled that, however, this rosary box came up ...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/370968146094?lpid=82
Rue_de_la_Paix
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Hi,
It looks Italian. My first thought was some Catholic purpose for holding a rosary or similar. I have seen them in silver, gold, and even plastic.
It looks Italian. My first thought was some Catholic purpose for holding a rosary or similar. I have seen them in silver, gold, and even plastic.
INVINTAGEV
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my mother has a very similar one who somebody gave her for the holy Communion (47 years ago Italy more or less).....inside there is a rosary in mother of pearl..I tried to find but my mother forgot where she stored it.
BonniesVintageClothesLine
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It is marked 800 silver so it's not sterling...that much is for sure. May be Italian....I've had souvenir cameo brooches that were Italian marked 800 silver. Possibly a pillbox from the 50s-60s?? Could have had an inner liner.
I don't believe it is Mexican silver. They really didn't use the 800 mark. Pretty sure, as has been mentioned, that it is meant to hold a rosary. My husband has one in the same size, but his is a solid box rather than filigree like this one.
BonniesVintageClothesLine
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That's why I thought a pillbox, because I wouldn't have thought this size box would be able to hold a rosary! A little mystery, indeed!
INVINTAGEV
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I found it
