From: mildredskidnospam_atall@comcast.net   
      
   Fuerzo wrote:   
   > At any time there are dozens of 19th and early 20th century spittoons   
   > available on eBay.  The markings seem to indicate that these were   
   > largely an aspect of the Old West. What did people do at the time that   
   > required these things to be so common?  Were there that many tobacco   
   > chewers back then?   
   >   
   > If you check them out, make sure to search with alternate spellings   
   > such as "spitoon" and "spitune" so you see them all.   
      
   Might want to check out the word "cuspidor" as well. Fancy name for the   
   same item.   
      
   Nell   
      
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