Browse Items (291 total)

  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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Copper color token with boy scout on horse: "The Original 'Boy Scout' Shoe for boys, July 1910"
Other side: Heraldry image with "Manufactured by the Excelsior Shoe Co., Portsmouth, O."

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Plastic thimble with company name in black around bottom and red band around top. Located at 822-826 Fourth (4th) Street in 1947 city directory, they offered general laundry work, dry cleaning, and pressing

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Tan in color with Company name in black around base.

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Black 6 inch (15 cm) ruler with company markings on front and 1941-42 calendar on back.

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Silver bottle opener/cork screw engraved: "Hurth Portsmouth, Ohio"
Hurth Liquor, Third (3rd) & Chillicothe Streets

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Shield-metal: tarnished silver with small red shield within shape. "Buckeye" across top; "Ohio Stove Co. - Portsmouth, Ohio" engraved across the red. Hole on top and bottom.

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Gold colored coin/token.
One side: "Paul Wagner's Lucky Piece WPAY 6:00 P.M. Daily"
Other side: "Sponsored by Portsmouth Pure Oil Dealers"

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Clover shaped, copper token with "Kelso's Cafe Portsmouth, Ohio" encircled on one side and "Good for 5¢ in trade" encircled on the other side.
The cafe was located at 311 Chillicothe Street.

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Silver, oval key fob with "If found return to F. H. Millar, Portsmouth, Ohio- and receive reward." Millar was an engineer for the N & W Railroad. He resided at 1721 Hutchins' during the 1930's. "1721 Hutchins" on the back.

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Silver hexagon shaped token: "Portsmouth Cafe, Schlitz Beer" on one side and "Good for 5¢ in Trade" on the other side. Located at 201 Vine Street, New Boston

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Rusted, metal tongs with company name on handle: "The Stockham Company, Portsmouth, Ohio." Stockham Ice was located at Eleventh (11th) and Chillicothe Streets from 1904 to 1984.

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clear glass, embossed writing: "Thompson's Dairy, Absolutely Pure, 511 - 4 1/2 St. S.W."
possibly the James Thompson Farm on Lick Run.
Bubbles and mars in glass (embossed "y" on base?)
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