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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 102914, member: 54&quot;]In my opinion these small furniture items are typical of merchandise bought in Asian ports of call by sailors as gifts for relatives back home.&nbsp; I think many such items were made as souvenir merchandise rather than for domestic use.&nbsp; The extensive decoration is one clue.&nbsp; Some such items may be more highly-decorated versions of something used by consumers in the country of origin, but many may be items produced only for the tourist market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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