Ceramic spittoon, circa 1860. Spittoons were receptacles made for spitting, and were commonly used for spitting chewing tobacco. They were also used m

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Ceramic spittoon, circa 1860. Spittoons were receptacles made for spitting, and were commonly used for spitting chewing tobacco. They were also used medically for obtaining samples of saliva or sputum, and by tuberculosis patients who would cough up phlegm.

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