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  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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Copper-horseshoe shaped medal with engraving "Division II Won by Portsmouth H. S. Band Portsmouth, Ohio at Des Moines, Iowa 1934." Other side- "National High School Band Championship." Multi-colored ribbon with pin attached.

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Wooden baby shoe last used to form shoes for the Century Shoe Last Company. The company was founded in 1955. It was located at 1831 Tenth (10th) Street.

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Rusted cream of tartar can with green and brown label with red print for the "Gilbert Brand, Pure Spices, packed for the Gilbert Gro. Co., Portsmouth, Ohio. 5 lbs pure ground cream tartar on back.

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Brown paper tablet advertisement for Shively's, located "one mile out of New Boston on Route 139."Black print on both sides of cover. Sohio Oil and Gas with graphics on back. Shively's opened in 1931 by Forrest Shively. It was sold in 1941.

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Red, blue, yellow, and white advertisement for Shively Coal Company on the corner of Gallia and West Streets, New Boston. Also a military insignia guide with wheel for Army and Navy. Forrest Shively sold his service station in 1941 but continued coal…

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Metal with plastic coated button pins. "Roy Rogers Festival Portsmouth, Ohio" on other side with Dale and Roy Rogers. On the other pin: "Happy Trails" with an image of Roy Rogers alone.

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Amber glass bottle with long neck. Embossed with "E. J. Kenrick & Son, Portsmouth, O."

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Clear glass, one quart, embossed circles on neck with "On quart liquid, E. T. Lawson & Son, Dairy, Sciotoville, O., Registered."

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Clear glass bottle with diamond embossed neck and "Half Pint Liquid, Pure Milk Co., Milk and Cream, Portsmouth, Ohio."

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Clear, glass 6 oz bottle embossed with a mini-square pattern design around the neck, bottom of "bowl: and a strip on under label. Embossed "Smile, Pat. July 11, 1922, contents 6 fl. oz." Bottom: "Orange Smile Com. St. Louis, Mo." Company made…

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Cardboard matchbook cover advertising the Hurth Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio. Aged brown and coral color one side, yellow print. Tan, aged with print on otherside. Hotel was located at the corner of Third (3rd) and Chillicothe Streets.

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Cardboard car for advertisement. Color photo image of a floral arrangement. Name, location, and small February 1954 calendar.
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