This wood tobacco barrel a great piece of Americana. Reads on the front: ” Briggs smoking tobacco. Aged in wood. When a feller needs a friend. ” This is a little more than 7 inches tall and about 5 and 1/4 inches in diameter (in the middle). On top of the lid reads: Briggs Smoking Tobacco Aged in the Wood on the underside of the lid – there is a disc shaped piece of clay that was for made for Moistener that reads; When Color Fades Add Cold Water – Aztec U.S. Pat