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Joe D.that they are not from then... because of the "in the 1880s" term used.
If it were from a year in the 1880s... I think it would just say something like "1885".... as opposed to the "in the"
Might very well be vintage from a little bit after that time, or could be modern. I really don't know. I am just guessing.
Either way - those are cool looking items. They are keepers.