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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;georgeingraham, post: 2359416, member: 6261&quot;]From what I have been told, these were used to store and preserve tea and herbs while making the trip from China to the US to work the railroads. Mine still had the original cork sealed. I was curious and removed it to see the contents then replaced with wax seal covering the opening.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can not recall the history exactly, but I think last quarter or so of the 19th century..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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