Fredericton Society of St Andrew Regallia

This ram's horn snuff mull features sterling silver mounts made by Fredericton silversmith Benjamin Wolhaupter in 1826. It was first used during the Society’s inaugural Feast of Saint Andrew on November 30 1826, which took place at Miller’s Hotel on Queen Street (present-day 526 Queen). Engraved on a silver cartouche are the words: "Fredericton Society of St Andrew Founded 30 Nov 1825." This mull includes four original silver tools (also made by Benjamin Wolhaupter) attached by silver chains: snuff hammer, perforated snuff spoon, snuff rake, and four-toed rabbit's foot. The word snuff seems to have come from older forms of German or Dutch. The act of snuffing was originally referred to as sneeshin’ in the Scots language, and was believed to “mightily refresh the brain.” Tobacco was ground down to a fine powder, and then snorted instead of smoked. It is believed that this preference for powder over a lit pipe was probably due to Scotland’s moist climate, since ke...

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