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  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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A clear W.C. Gilpin Dairy Bottle from Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio.

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Size 6B wood with metal plates on bottom, "Vulcan Nov 1965" stamped on the side. The 1965 Portsmouth City Directory lists Vulcan Corp., J B Reynolds, Chairman of Board, L B Austing, Pres., L G Budke, Vice-Pres.-Treas.. Shoe Last Manufacturers, 301…

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Vulcan Septum Putter number 8; wood handle with steel putter. engraved with Vulcan logo, putter name and " Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.". The Vulcan Golf plant was located at Fourth (4th) and Jefferson Streets. A division of the Vulcan Last Co., the golf…

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Copper framed, oval lenses, saddled bridge with curled temple arms. Copper discolored green with age.

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Metal framed, oval lenses, straight ear "arms."

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Blue van-shaped magnet promoting the U.S.S.A. Senior Center of Portsmouth, Ohio. The 1981 Portsmouth City Directory lists United Scioto Senior Activities Inc., 117-119 Market Street, Portsmouth, phone 354-6672, social services to the elderly.

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Paper gasoline purchase permit issued in Lewis County, Kentucky for ten gallons of gasoline for a 1935 Ford owned by Ora Faulkner of Vanceburg. During World War II gasoline rationing was motivated by a national need to conserve rubber as well as…

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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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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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Tri-Fold card with Class of 1908 in Bloom Township, District 7. Front has colored illustrations and print with a photo of the teacher, John Bouts. Red Ribbon and seal "Lest We Forget." Inside: teacher, pupils, and school board listed, also a poem…

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White paper box with brown foxing, "Compliments of the Waller Bros. Stone Co., McDermott, Ohio." On the back is a description of the two bars of sandstone samples in the box. Business still exists.

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A gold ornament of The Stone House in West Portsmouth, Ohio. On the back says "Second in a Series, 2009".
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