Browse Items (291 total)

  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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White paper shopping bag from Marting's Department store, 515 Chillicothe Street. Closed in 2002. Twisted paper handle.

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Tarnished, silver token with two small holes. One side has printed "E.F. Sise Co., General Commission and Forwarding Merchant, Portsmouth." On other side, "Importers of Crockery and Glassware, Dealers in Coal." Token was present as Portsmouth, Ohio…

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Illustrated, color image on front of cardboard fan with wooden stick. On back, information on Wendel-Howland Funeral Home at 1503 Offnere Street in black print. Name3s listed are C.M. Howland & R.E. Swearingin.

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Man's straw hat with maroon cloth band. "The Anderson Brothers Co." on label inside.

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Red cloth hat worn by service attendants in 1950's and 60's. Shape is 1/2 circle with white print on both sides.

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Silver, metal business stamp press. Some rust. Stamp embossing as "The Flood Drug Company, Portsmouth, Ohio, Seal." John Flood opened the store at 2109 Gallia. At John's death in 1959, his son Harold continued.

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Brown and black leather baby shoe with button enclosures. Brown-Lowry had a baby shoe factory in Portsmouth in 1913-1915. Shoe is not labeled.

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Metal bottle opener with gold/black plastic cylinder advertising Ed Kizer Realtor. Kizer was a realtor for over 55 years. He served as a real estate commissioner under 4 governors, and served longer than any other real estate commissioner in Ohio's…

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Clear glass bottle with black cap and white label. Blue print "Toledo Health and Retiree Center Pharmacy." Typewritten instructions. Prescription by Dr. Robert E. Martin

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Red, white and blue metal pin advertising the River Days N.O.A. Boat Race in 1966.

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White stoneware ashtray advertising Security Central in black print. With a key illustration and "That's My Bank". On back; Maker's logo.

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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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