Is this a Confederate mini ball holder ?

[Antique lover]

Got this today from a old guy that knows I like civil war items. He told me that this was carryed by a confederate from here in NC.He told me that the guy used it to carry mini balls in. The lid is missing. Is made of leather. I also got the canteen from the same person.Same confederate had it. So what do you guys think ? I am going to keep searching until I go in to have my surgery.

 

[Antique lover]

I still haven't found out anything about this.

 

[tencents]

Looks like what we used to have at the local pool hall. It held what we called peas, which were balls with numbers to shake and draw one to determine what order to play a game of cutthroat on the snooker tables.

 

[Jim West Pa]

jist what tencents said you have. it is called a leather Tally bottle.

http://www.billiardclub.net/shop/deluxe-genuine-leather-tally-bottle-p-273.html

 

[Curious The George]

Looks like what we used to have at the local pool hall. It held what we called peas, which were balls with numbers to shake and draw one to determine what order to play a game of cutthroat on the snooker tables.

You got it!