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   Message 703 of 1,275   
   Don Jones to Fuerzo   
   Re: Spittoons?   
   14 Jan 05 18:20:29   
   
   From: d.jones61@insightbb.com   
      
   I remember in the late 40's that many women in the south would dip snuff and   
   suck on a small piece of apple tree limb for extra flavor.   
      
   Don   
      
   "Fuerzo"  wrote in message   
   news:klb9u0tv00laiil9tkp20fdn0qb9bpjql5@4ax.com...   
   > 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.   
      
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