Browse Items (291 total)

  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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Brown leather wallet/money holder with raised design on front and gold print on inside, "Stewart-Lerch Brokerage Inc., Merchandise Brokers, Portsmouth, Ohio"

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Small, round, gold pin with duck feature. Known as the Ruptured Duck Pin, an honorable discharge pin that allowed a Veteran to continue wearing his uniform after being discharged. Made from 14k gold.

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Nonagon shaped red patch with silver embossing "A". Used in WW2 for the 9th Army. Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson was the commander of the 9th Army.

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Aged, metal small anchor. Engraved: "River Days, Ports. O., 1966." Made for Portsmouth River Days for the year 1966.

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Metal shoe button hook engraved "Bond Street Spats". Bond Street Spats was a company in Portsmouth, Ohio that made spats and sold them in Marting's.

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Yellow and red lapel button with black print. "Shaving Permit, 1815-1965, Portsmouth, Ohio, Sesquicentennial, June 5-12." Shaving Permits were a way to raise money, typically for a celebration, and were required for those who didn't want to grow a…

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White metal button with red and blue print on front. Commemorates Portsmouth River Days Boat Races in 1966, on August 31st to September 5th.

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A blue plastic thimble with black print. Has Wheelersburg Dry Cleaners printed on the front, along with Phone SCI. 1041-X.

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Clear glass bottle, engraved "George Fisher Druggist Portsmouth, Ohio" Bottom of glass is engraved "W.T & CO" The drugstore was located on the corner of Sixth and Chillicothe Street.

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Blue and yellow metal button for Notre Dame with blue print, gold football, and a purple and gold ribbon attached. "Notre Dame."

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A mounted metal gold colored key on black iron base that was given to dignitaries visiting the city of Portsmouth, Ohio. Aged, rust covering the item.

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Discolored cedar chest large enough for small items like jewelry. Inside "Lewis Furniture Co." is engraved.
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