A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX AND THREE VARIOUS SILVER SPIRIT FLASKS

A GEORGE III SNUFF BOX AND THREE VARIOUS SILVER SPIRIT FLASKS
THE SNUFF BOX UNMARKED, CIRCA 1809, THE FLASKS VARIOUS DATES
The snuff box with twin hinged covers and presentation inscription; the flasks comprising: a shaped oblong flask, hinged cover, mark of Elkington & Co., Sheffield, 1925, stamped to underneath '1 1/2 PT', marked to underneath and cover; another, shaped oblong, hinged cover, mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1915, marked to underneath and cover, numbered '048A'; another smaller, shaped oblong, hinged cover, mark of James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1899, engraved initials 'T. F. H.', marked to underneath and cover; and a small nickel-plated leather covered flask
28 oz. 16 dwt. (896 gr.) weighable silver
The oval snuff box inscribed: 'Presented to the Mess of the Leyland & Ormskirk Regiment of Lancashire Local Militia by Rob. Kirkpatrick Capt. 1st Comp. April 1809'.