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The six ladies in the middle photo are samples of the Cheerleader that did not make it into
production.

Just a little earlier than the
cheerleaders is Marilyn Monroe, which
was issued by McCormick in 1984. Not
all the Dug’s brothel bottles are
pornographic. Joy of Paris is, I hope
you will agree, very tasteful.

Finally – whatever turns you on!

David Smith

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China

This time I am writing about a fantastic set of 4 hand painted miniature ceramic urns from
China. Shortly after I got this set, a woman born in China that I used to work with, saw the
bottles and told me what a treasure I had. She then translated the story pictured on the
bottles for me.

The pictures depict an age old Chinese folklore tale of a famous Asian woman (shown in
the1st picture) who lived in a small village. She was happy, but wanted to marry the
Emperor. In those days, eligible women would hire a painter to do their picture in hopes
the Emperor would see the painting & want to marry the woman (shown in the 2nd
picture). As it turned out, the painting was so poor, the woman refused to pay the painter.
Thinking she would never be chosen to marry, the woman agreed to marry a foreign king.
However, before she married, the Emperor saw her and wanted to marry her.

In the 3rd picture, the Princess, now married to the Emperor, is shown offering a gift during
the Moon Festival held in August (on the Chinese calendar). In those days the Chinese
believed Gods lived on the Moon, and they worshiped the Moon.