Dutch seaman’s tobacco boxes are associated with Pieter Holm (1685/86-1776), a Swedish sailor who ran a nautical school called 'Regt door Zee' in Amsterdam from about 1737, and the words 'Reght door zee' appear on this example. They were never signed, but appear to have been made in Iserlohn, Germany, from where they were shipped to Amsterdam to be sold at Holm’s nautical school.
Condition: 2 hinges on edge worn away, general wear
