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Posted 2 years ago
sam99
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I don't know anything about these and would like to find out. They were in with my dad's model trains.
They are metal,silver,about 2" long, 1"high,1"wide, cork stoppers,on bottom it says"something" 1880 and has circle with wings attachted and underneath Japan. The box they are in has blue fabric that has faded from age, except for where the shakers are placed. I'm curious as to about what year they were made,etc. I want to put the information with them, so that way my grandkids will know what they are. I'm thinking that one of y brothers gave them to my Dad, so if I knew about what year, I could ask them and maybe give them back to them.
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