# 4 18th century snuff box This brass tobacco box is engraved with the symbols of the malt-making trade and is inscribed with the name of James Crawford, a maltman in Leith. It dates from around 1737. The inscription on the lid reads, 'JAMES CRAWFORD, MALTMAN, LEITH 1737'. Tobacco taking was popular in Scotland from the mid-17th century onwards. Between 1741 and 1771, tobacco imports into Glasgow rose from 8 million to 47.3 million pounds. Most of it was re-exported, particularly to France. This produced great profits for the Glasgow tobacco lords(slavers), who by 1770 controlled almost half of the UK's imports. More than enough tobacco remained for the Scots to become famous for their addiction to it in all its forms, whether smoking, chewing or snuffing.