The Last Patch, Late 18th/Early 19th. C. British Hand-Engraved Brass Snuff (Patch) Box snuff spoons This is one of new

This is one of new batch of antique math and geometry notebooks just in--from a bookseller in England whose late husband collected them

Lovely hand-colored title page

called the "Old Fizzle" ace

and I could not not bring it home with me

one part chartreuse

The Last Patch, Late 18th/Early 19th. C. British Hand-Engraved Brass Snuff (Patch) Box snuff spoons This is one of newI found this hand engraved snuff box at Brimfield along with the "Modern Prophecy" one with early vision of a flying machine I listed last week, and I know they came from the same collection. This one, titled "The Last Patch," late 18th early 19th c. British I believe, I presume was made as a momento mori, perhaps during wartime, marking the passing of a JK although i suppose it could be satirical, not really suggesting that this was the last patch at