Browse Items (265 total)

  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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Silver and tarnished metal folding nail file with company name in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Henry Atlas began his business in Portsmouth in 1895 on West Second (2nd) Street. He left Portsmouth in 1904 to open a business in Dayton. He went bankrupt in 1904…

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Spiral-bound, off-white paper booklet containing 36 pages plus 5 guest list forms. Prepared and distributed by Atlas Fashions, Portsmouth, Ohio

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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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Brown leather bankbook holder with name (passbook) embossed- framed décor. The "68" is the bank's serial charter number. Snaps closed.

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Silver, oval, metal fob depicting the name and image of tractor on front. Name and "Fob of the Month" on back. Plant located at Third and Jefferson until 1913 when it moved to Spring Lane.

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Green glass bottle embossed: "The Ice Cream & Bottling Co. Portsmouth, Ohio." on front. "I.C.B." on bottom. In the 1920 Portsmouth City Directory listing: The Ice Cream & Bottling Co, J.M. Stockham President, Jonathan Tener Vice President, J. E.…

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Blue glass bottle embossed: "The Ice Cream & Bottling Co. Portsmouth, Ohio." on front. "I.C.B." on bottom. The 1910 Portsmouth City Directory lists The Ice Cream and Bottling Co. at 260 E 10th Street. In 1914 the address listed was 1400 10th…

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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.

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A rust covered red metal tin with gold and black lettering from The Ohio Valley Coffee Co. in Portsmouth, Ohio. Labeled as Big San Coffee brand. The company began in 1921 by Stanton Shela, who was founder and president. In 1950, the stock was sold to…

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Faded gray ticket for ride fare #62546. Levi D. York-signature as President. The Portsmouth Street Railroad & Light Company was organized in 1893 and sold in 1924 to Portsmouth Public Service Co.

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A glass plate for the Samuel Horchow Company in Portsmouth, Ohio. It was located at 40-48 Gallia Street. It manufactured house furniture. The plate has the 1910 calendar circling the edge.

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An off-white with black lettering tag for The Security Central National Bank. Writing says "Greetings from the Security Central National Bank, Capital and Surplus $1,100,000.00, Portsmouth, Ohio" On the back is a colored baseball game where you can…
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