The 1998 Spittoon Debate in the Lincoln home.

[LincolnMan]

Great input everyone. Well, the matter was settled when a poll was taken among members of the Abraham Lincoln Association as to whether the two objects in the illustration were spittoons or footstools. At the time of Mrs. Lincoln's death, she owned about forty. The verdict was more on the side of the footstools. The National Park Service removed the spittoons. I think we members of the Forum would agree with that outcome.