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Metal pick type opener for pressed cardboard lids on milk bottles, engraved "Pure Milk Co. Portsmouth, Ohio." "Pasteurized Milk, Cream & Skimmed Milk" on reverse. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists Pure Milk Co. at the northeast corner Clay…

Steel cigar box opener and bottle lid opener stamped "Ohio Valley Wholesale Co." on one side. The hatchet end was used to slit label and tax stamp, pry the nail out of a cigar box lid, then pound the lid shut. The 1922 Portsmouth City Directory…

Wooden tailor brush advertising John Vetter, 1868 - 1945, a tailor in Portsmouth. He took over his father's business in 1901 and retired in 1941.

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…

Glass pint milk bottle with Ideal Quality Checkd red painted label. Ideal operated in Portsmouth from 1932 to 1973. The 1973 Portsmouth City Directory lists F William Kinskey, Pres. at 1637 10th (Tenth) Street.

Glass pint milk bottle with red painted label. Ideal operated in Portsmouth from 1932 to 1973. The 1973 Portsmouth City Directory lists F William Kinskey, Pres. at 1637 10th (Tenth) Street.

Shows "Queen Quality Shoes" on back loop. This was a type of shoe sold by Weber's. Weber Shoe Store, operated by Louis Weber, was located at 611 Chillicothe Street in the 1932 Portsmouth City Directory.

Amber glass bottle embossed with "Hurth, Portsmouth, Ohio". Aged rubber stopper with rusted metal tie wire and wire lever to secure-called Lightning closure. Adolph Hurth Retail Liquors business was located at both 210 Market Street and 224…

Silver penny sized token. One side: "Value in exchange for meals, K.B.I. Restaurants 5". Second side: "Kademenos Bros. Inc. Restaurants, 5, Portsmouth, Ohio". In 1939 the Portsmouth City Directory lists George P Kademenos, restaurant manager at…

One copper octagon shaped token:"Value in exchange for meals 1-K.B.I. Restaurants." Other side: "Kademenos Bros. Inc. Restaurants, Portsmouth, Ohio". The 1939 Portsmouth City Directory lists George P Kademenos, restaurant manager at WS Corp…

Silver colored, light-weight token coin, "Good for 10(cent) in trade" at Winter Garden Auditorium, corner of Gallia and Bond Streets 1921-1937.

Silver, quarter sized tokens, Pure Oil Company on one side, WPAY on the other side. Pure Oil sponsored Paul Wagner's radio show at 5:00 pm daily on WPAY, Portsmouth radio station.