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Red, black and gold badge worn by city officials as part of "Progressive Portsmouth." Worn June 13-17, 1926 during the G. A. R. Encampment. It was the sixtieth encampment held, and the event was in honor of the Ohio Civil War veterans: Ohio's "thin…

Copper token severely worn. Nothing on one side, shield with letters "HTWSSTKS" within a circle on a shield. Faint image of the mallet and chisel on each side of the emblem. In the mid 1800's, fraternal orders began to issue tokens as proof of…

Gold coin/ token with Fifty Years, the Greatest Name in Trucks- White 50th Anniversary with image. On back: "White Super Power 3000, Tips Its Cab For Service" with image.

Gold tone penny sized token/ coin. Exchange value of 10. Front: M. L. Hammon 10; Back: In trade 10, Pat. Jun 1909 Ingle System. Hammon and Buck, listed in the 1910 City Directory, was a grocery at 481 East Eighth (8th) Street.

Two tokens.
1: Silver colored coin/ token with business name on one side- exchange worth on other.
2: Silver colored, scalloped edge coin/ token name on one side- worth on the other.

Hand-painted Parthenon plate donated with notation: "On behalf of all the Greek people in Portsmouth, we give this plate with a painting of the Parthenon from Athens, Greece to be put in the library. December 30, 1955, The Tsakires Family." The…

Black painted cast iron hand-levered press seal to emboss a distinctive circle and star design on certificates, papers, etc. of the Eastern Star Portsmouth Chapter 424.

Black painted cast iron hand-levered press seal to emboss an identifying circular design on certificates, papers, etc. of the Scioto Fire Brick Company of Sciotoville, Ohio. The company, incorporated in 1872, covered 13 acres and made all sizes and…

Amber color glass bottle; (I.C.B. on bottom)The Portsmouth Ice Cream & Bottling Company was incorporated in April of 1910, and was located at 1402-1412 Tenth (10th) Street.

clear glass bottle; E. J. Kenrick Company, Harold Clayton, Portsmouth, Ohio, CAP 7 1/2 Fluid Oz.
Named for it’s founder, Edward J. Kenrick, the firm began in 1866 at Front Street between Jefferson and Madison Streets.
The company was well known as…

clear embossed glass bottle; Dr. Pepper, "Good for Life", 10-2-4, 6/12 Ozs. Portsmouth, Ohio on base/bottom.
Marshall Hollan came from Georgia to Portsmouth in 1945, and opened Dr. Pepper Bottling at 616 Third (3rd) Street.
Mr. Hollan, owner and…

clear glass bottle with red print; In the 1950 Portsmouth Times, "Mr. Poole and his three sons, Paul, Clayton and Joe operate a 234-acre dairy and grain farm on Sciotoville, Rt 2 near Minford...." The dairy business did not actually open after…