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  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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White and yellow lapel button with blue print, bell attached. "1815-1965, June 5-12, Portsmouth, Ohio, Sesquicentennial, Miss Sesquicentennial Belle."

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a copper token with "Handicap Bowling Classic" and leaf spray with bowling pins at bottom on one side; "Compliments of Selby Reg. Room, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1939," on other side. Tarnished with hole at the top as if worn.

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brown plastic key fob with silver vintage Russwin key. Fob has "Hurth Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio 714" and an emblem circle with "Drop in any mail box, we guarantee postage," on side. "Air conditioned guest rooms, coffee shop, bar" on other side. Hurth…

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Clear, glass bottle with embossed "Portsmouth Brg & Ice Co., Portsmouth, O., registered cap: 12 fluid oz." Julius Esselborn owned the Brewery from 1889 until his death in 1900, when his son Paul took over.

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Amber, glass bottle with embossed "Portsmouth Brg & Ice Co., Portsmouth, O., registered cap: 12 fluid oz." On back: "Doc 1132." Julius Esselborn owned the Brewery from 1889 until his death in 1900, when his son Paul took over.

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Silver metal spoon/bottle opener with company name, address- 1103 Gallia Street, and owner- Dave Boehm.

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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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Copper-horseshoe shaped medal with engraving "Division II Won by Portsmouth H. S. Band Portsmouth, Ohio at Des Moines, Iowa 1934." Other side- "National High School Band Championship." Multi-colored ribbon with pin attached.

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Rusted cream of tartar can with green and brown label with red print for the "Gilbert Brand, Pure Spices, packed for the Gilbert Gro. Co., Portsmouth, Ohio. 5 lbs pure ground cream tartar on back.

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Brown paper tablet advertisement for Shively's, located "one mile out of New Boston on Route 139."Black print on both sides of cover. Sohio Oil and Gas with graphics on back. Shively's opened in 1931 by Forrest Shively. It was sold in 1941.

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Metal with plastic coated button pins. "Roy Rogers Festival Portsmouth, Ohio" on other side with Dale and Roy Rogers. On the other pin: "Happy Trails" with an image of Roy Rogers alone.

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Amber glass bottle with long neck. Embossed with "E. J. Kenrick & Son, Portsmouth, O."

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