Snuffbox relating to famed shipwreck rescue emerges at Gloucestershire auction
A silver snuffbox presented as a token of gratitude to a ship captain involved in the rescue of passengers from one of the most significant maritime disasters of the 19th century is on offer at The Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester.
It will appear in an auction on September 9.
The US steamer SS Arctic sank off Cape Race, Newfoundla…