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Description

Penny-slot mechanical tobacco honesty box.

  • All brass with metal base.
  • stands on four ball feet. Rich's patent, Bridgwater, English - Circa 1770-1830.
  • Needs a key similar to a meccano or clock key with a square end if you wish to lock it, otherwise we have used NZ Pennies to open the lid.
  • 24 cm long x 12 cm wide x 19.5 cm to top of handle.

A great talking piece for your office desk or man cave …

Information from online - In the 1700s, before the era of cigarette machines, penny-slot machines like this one were used in taverns and pubs in London to sell tobacco for smoking, chewing and snorting. Inserting an old British penny (1d) into the slot would have sprung open the lid to reveal tobacco. The box was designed in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.

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Condition:
Used

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Wairarapa $8.12
Wairarapa - Rural $14.01
Rest of North Island $11.20
Rest of North Island - Rural $17.09
South Island $19.00
South Island - Rural $24.89
Pick-up available from Masterton, WairarapaFree

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Questions & Answers (1)

  • Hi Interesting item. Does the coin slot show signs of being modified from taking the bigger copper pre 1860 pennies to taking the smaller post 1860 bronze pennies? Tx mountvic (182) • 8:24 pm, Sun, 12 Oct Morning, Yes it sure is! … No modification of penny slot was needed to use …the slot for penny is very close to 4mm wide and when the penny is put in slot it free falls to a trap door and sits there till you push the button/plunger which releases the tobacco side and Penny drops into its compartment. … many thanks for your interest :-) jorja-renee (957) • Sunday, 12 October 2025

18th Century Penny slot mechanical brass tobacco honesty box.

Closed: Sun 19th Oct, 9:00pm

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