Swedish brass tobacco box with perpetual calendar or almanac c. 1787 by engraver Carl Norman.
RUNSTAFWEN FORSWENSKAD 1787. 4/1 (Runstafwen- a Swedish rune calendar based on a 19 year lunar cycle) and EN BESTANDIG ALMANACH C: NORMAN
This box displays a series of letters and numbers with symbols of old rune tools and Gustavian royal objects embossed on both sides.

12.5 x 7 cm