Also - Small object of vertu, a box for holding the patches used in the 18thC to disguise spots on the skin.
Found on
http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-p.html
1 Storage compartment in a rifle butt for small cloth or leather patches used to wrap around the bullet to ensure its tight fit in the barrel, common on US and continental rifles of the 18thand 19th centuries. 2 Small object of vertu - a box for holding the patches used in the 18thC to disguise spots on the skin.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
No exact match found.
