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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-22-2007 03:28 PM
  
[26-1544] I have a little silver box from 1928 stamped with the traditionally Swedish marks ('Three Crowns', S, 830S). The dimensions of the box are: Length 6.2 cm (2.4 in), width 4.1 cm (1.6 in) and depth 1 cm (.4 in). The picture shows the box is equipped with a drawer. Does anybody know what this item is (what it was used for)? IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-22-2007 10:24 PM
Neat piece. Could you show us the front engraving, please? My tentative guess is that it is for cigarettes. IP: Logged |
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adelapt Posts: 418 |
posted 11-22-2007 11:22 PM
Tiny cigarettes! IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 11-23-2007 10:11 AM
It'd be about the right size for a vesta, or match case.... My initial suspicion would fall against something powdered, like snuff, as opening and closing a slide like that can create eddies that can puff powder out - also more likely to get jammed by powder getting into the works. I'd also like to see the front engraving, it looks nice! Looks like a named storefront - Heimanns something? IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 11-23-2007 10:25 AM
Heimanns varieties?? IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 11-23-2007 05:40 PM
Perhaps it's Heimann's varehuse like warehouse I think they sell there cigarettes and powder etc. IP: Logged |
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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-24-2007 04:26 PM
Thanks a lot to Dale, adelapt, FWG, Scott and silverhunter for suggestions and good ideas. My first thought when I saw the item was a cigarette box. I left the idea because of the smallness of the box (didn't think of small cigarettes). A match-case also crossed my mind but this time I found the box a little too big. I accept FWG's argument for the box not fitting well for something powdered. The nice engraving - a lady's department store - is irrelevant for the box itself. The text says 'Heimanns varuhus' = 'Heimann's warehouse' (department store). On the other side of the box is a date in 1928 engraved. I am sure the box was made on the occasion of the opening of the department store. My favorite suggestion for now is a match-case. I would love to hear more suggestions and comments. Thanks again. IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 11-25-2007 04:56 AM
Next try from this side, perhaps it's 1.a box for sewing-things? Second opinion is that the box was filled with a sponge, sprankled water and used for moist stamps. Where is the shop located and does it still exist? I've looked for the name in Stockholm but there are more heimann's of course. But if you will give the name of the city it will be helpful. I think it's to small for collecting business cards inside and I don't know if this was used in that period? I'm following the topic! success. IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-25-2007 05:28 PM
Actually, we give advice here not because we are in the advice giving business but because we genuinely like silver. And are interested in seeing the whole piece. While you might find the engraving on the front irrelevant to your question, I enjoy examining engravings. And wanted to see it so I could figure a few things out. Like if it is hand work or stamped. What sort of building it shows. If the building appears older than the makers date for the box. The whole piece tells us a lot. And we can glean more information from that. IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-25-2007 11:13 PM
Do the words 'minne' or 'snus' appear anywhere on the piece? Who is the maker? What bothers me is that it appears to be earlier than 1928 judging by the style of the engraving and decoration. It could be a portable ashtray. IP: Logged |
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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-26-2007 12:37 AM
Sorry Dale, I'll take some more pictures of the box. Just give me a little time. IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 11-26-2007 09:59 AM
Ah, yes -- I had forgotten about portable ashtrays! Always struck me as highly inelegant solutions to the problem, due to the blowing about of ash as they're opened and closed (yes, I've experienced that first-hand -- maybe with practice one can avoid it?). But they do exist. Haven't seen one for so long I can't remember the last time, though. IP: Logged |
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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-26-2007 05:06 PM
The storehouse which is engraved on the box was located in Stockholm. It is a typical Swedish building - from the end of the 19th century, I think. The store itself hasn't existed for many years (at least not under that name). I neither know where in Stockholm the house is located nor if it still exists to day. The box has no marks besides those mentioned in my first post. That means no maker’s mark or a year indication in the Swedish way - a combination of a letter and a number. It has only the engraved date (for the occasion?) shown on the photo. Also, no ‘minne’ (memory) or ‘snus’ (snuff) appear on the item. The suggestions of yours are all very interesting and I thank you for them. Thanks also to silverhunter for joining the ‘game’. But maybe the fact that the 'cover' of the end of the slide is missing, can add some info of the use of the box. Why did the 'cover' fell off? Maybe it was made of another material. A sort of cardboard or something else who could be used for lightening of vestas (matches). Does the missing part strengthen the match-case suggestions? IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 11-26-2007 06:43 PM
quote: It very well might. A match case should have some provision for striking the matches. Perhaps in this example a replaceable abrasive strip could have been attached. IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-27-2007 12:29 AM
Thanks for the pics, really help. The engraving appears hand done, which makes this likely a one of a kind item. The style of engraved date is one seen on a lot of old Swedish silver. September 20, 1928 does not ring any bells. There are old vestas that had a renewable cardboard strip put on them, it was very much like the striker found on books of matches. Safety matches were invented at Jönköping in Smaland. 1928 was at the height of the career of Swedish match king Ivar Krueger. Wikipedia has the story at Ivar Kreuger . Hei is not a Swedish word or name, per the online dictionary. Generally words with dipthongs are imported. However if we change the third letter to an 'L' we get Helmanns Varuhus: All People's Department Store. Hel means whole,complete, all. Can't find any information for that. But in older engravings, sometimes one letter is put in lower case without the engraver catching it until it is too late. There are words at the top of the windows that I can't make out. They may tell the story. Anyway, neat piece. My suggestion would be that the engraving and gift were later events in the life of a provincial piece. If it is a match holder, which seems likely, a gift of one in honor of the match king showing a store makes some sense. Hope this helps. IP: Logged |
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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-27-2007 10:23 AM
Dale, I really appreciate sharing your knowledge and research results with me. Important to learn that the engraving are made special for this piece (and maybe a few others!!!). Interesting also that although the engraving is made in 1928 the piece itself is probably older. On the original piece I can make out that what seems to be words in the windows on the engraving actually are ‘shadows’ (vertical lines). The Heimann name is verified being spelled in this way. A search on the internet resulted in among others two hits which showed pieces which look very similar to mine with almost identical dimensions. The pieces were called 'silver slide vesta/match safe'. A rather strong indication that my piece also being a match safe. IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 11-27-2007 05:18 PM
Silvart, I'm glad the solution is found and I only have this information that (sverige language continue) den äldre brodern Teodor ben-Heimann I thought we had nice cities over here, but from photos it's beautiful Stockholm I think it's nice to live there. Perhaps you once recognize the building from your engraved silver object. Greetings Silverhunter, all the best. IP: Logged |
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silvart Posts: 9 |
posted 11-28-2007 12:11 PM
Thank you for the words, silverhunter, I'll check out the site. And thanks too all for helping by sharing your knowledge and ideas. IP: Logged |
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