Mr. Jimmy Cameron just informed Shard that the person who sold him that box was not the friend he imagined from the pub, nor was it Mr. Camelon's Roder card playing buddy. The person selling the "Victor's Box" is also of a decent background, operating a spice shop in the Tobesk Western District, just like him.
Even though the discovery of the New World had enriched the spice market, spices were still expensive luxuries in this era. Mr. Krum, who runs the spice shop, although his shop is much smaller in scale than Mr. Camelon's steam factory, has more wealth due to his connections in the New World and access to special spice procurement channels.