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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Clear glass bottle with molded rings around neck and bottom. Embossed circle, "Property of T. C. Lawson, Sciotoville, O." on one side, "Ace of Drinks 2-for-1, 5 ¢, 12 ounces, 5 ¢" on other. Taylor Charles Lawson owned Lawson's Dairy in Wheelersburg…

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Clear glass bottle with blue and white label. Print on back indicates that it was a soda bottle by Dr. Pepper Bottling Company located at 616 Third (3rd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio. Listed in the 1952 Portsmouth City Directory: Sun Crest Bottling Co.…

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Rusted, metal tongs with company name on handle: "The Stockham Company, Portsmouth, Ohio." Stockham Ice was located at Eleventh (11th) and Chillicothe Streets from 1904 to 1984.

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Iron ice pick provided by the Stockham Ice and Produce Company at Chillicothe and 11th (Eleventh) streets, in business from 1904 until 1984. The phone number engraved on the handle is 10.

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Color folding board fan with boy and dog on front. "Stewart's Groceteria, Vinton & Young Streets, Portsmouth, Ohio" on back.

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Emerald green glass box with gold decoration and fading name - "Steinkamp & Co", Portsmouth, OH". Longtime furniture company (1907-1928). Located 526-530 Second (2nd) Street. Sold to Lewis Furniture in 1928.

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Silver tone token with "S" cut into coin. "South Shore Bus Lines" encircles on side, "Good for one 10¢ Fare" on the other. The line operated between South Shore and the N & W Railway terminals in Portsmouth.

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Clear glass bottle with 6 small stars around neck and unusual square design. Above square portion is embossed: "Soda Water contents 6 fluid oz" Around lower edge: "Property of Coca Cola Bottling Co. Pat. Des. No. 70281" On bottom: "Portsmouth…

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Blue rigid plastic Skip Riffe county commissioner campaign key fob. Vernal G. "Skip" Riffe served as a county commissioner from 1991-2014.

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An off white w/ red accents whole milk bottle lid from Shultz's Dairy in Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio.

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An off-white w/ blue accents skim milk bottle lid from Shultz's Dairy in Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio
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