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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 158837, member: 111&quot;]Don&#039;t have much time, but found the stands I was thinking of in an 1898 Tufts catalog, not the same in form, these have napkin rings and Tufts called them &#039;Combination sets&#039;, but they show the same pepper shaker and open salt in different sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43110[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Tufts catalog page from 1897 shows a smoking set (lower right), with pedestal form cigar holder, match holder, and ash receiver, along with a matching cigar lamp: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure when I&#039;ll have time, but can check some retailer&#039;s catalogs to see if the original center item was a cruet or a pickle jar (they usually had a hook for tongs or a fork, but not always)...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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