what kind of tinned metal container is this?

[green papaya]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/cyberdyne101/c9eb56ea.jpg

I picked this up today at the flea market / swap meet for .50 cents

what do you think it was originally made for?

length: 4 1/2" inches

width: 3 3/4" inches

thickness: 1" inch

made of a nickle plated tin

is it an old tobacco can? cigar box? soap dish? [huh]

[Robert Conway]

Believe it or not I have a can of English made furniture polish/wax that looks almost identical to that...