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Large Vintage Orange Porcelain Spittoon ( At least I think it is porcelain and not just ceramic. ), ( But I am not sure. ) - It Is In Very Nice Condition - 7 3/4" x 6" Vintage Porcelain Spittoon Color: Orange Size: 7 3/4" x 6" Weight: 2 1/2 pounds Nice pottery. Firm price. This listing is for a Vintage Orange Porcelain Spittoon in excellent condition. This is an average sized spittoon. And I think it is old and vintage, (But I don't know.), (Others that I looked up, say it is.). The Spittoon is made out of glazed porcelain, and it measures 7 3/4" x 6". The Spittoon does not have any cracks, but has a few minor chips in the glaze on the bottom surface that are really small and could not be seen when sitting in a upright position, (Well, More like the glaze is rubbed off, from years of movement.). FYI: Not that I could say for sure that this one is old enough to have been a public spaces spittoon, but just for FYI. "In the 19th century United States it was common to see spittoons as a fixture in pubs, brothels, saloons, hotels, stores, banks, and railways, basically anywhere people gathered spittoons could be found. Spittoons were made of brass, cast iron, glass, and porcelain. At higher class institutions spittoons were often elaborately decorated. At one time the use of a spittoon was considered a advance in public manners and health, Prior to their use people would just spit on the floors, and on the ground. Many locations passed laws against spitting in public, (unless it was into a spittoon). The Boy Scout troops helped organize campaigns to paint "Do not Spit on the Sidewalk" notices, and in 1909 Scout troops painted thousands of messages that read "If you expect to rate as a gentleman, Do not expectorate on the floor" After the 1918 flu epidemic, advocates began to discourage the public use of spittoons, and the spittoons use began to decline. Smoking Tobacco was considered more hygienic than chewing tobacco. Many metal spittoons were melted down in the scrap drives of World War II."