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Copper penny sized token. One side: "Value in exchange for meals, 1 cent Restaurants W.S.C." Second side: "Wheeling Steel Corpn. 1 cent. Portsmouth, WKS".

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Gold class key necklace pendant for Portsmouth High School. Blue, red and black details. On back engraved "Kays".

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Aged, metal Marshal's pin for Rarden, Ohio. Rusted in some places.

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Maroon and gold leather pad with raised print, "The Arch Rest Shoe for Every Woman" , "The Irving Drew Co,". Also, raised shoe illustrations and illustrated oval with "Arch Rest- Drew-Portsmouth, O." Faded with wear and felt on back.

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White ceramic plate with gold print with an image of white roses printed onto the plate.

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Brown leather wallet/money holder with raised design on front and gold print on inside, "Stewart-Lerch Brokerage Inc., Merchandise Brokers, Portsmouth, Ohio"

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Small, round, gold pin with duck feature. Known as the Ruptured Duck Pin, an honorable discharge pin that allowed a Veteran to continue wearing his uniform after being discharged. Made from 14k gold.

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Nonagon shaped red patch with silver embossing "A". Used in WW2 for the 9th Army. Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson was the commander of the 9th Army.

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Aged, metal small anchor. Engraved: "River Days, Ports. O., 1966." Made for Portsmouth River Days for the year 1966.

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Metal shoe button hook engraved "Bond Street Spats". Bond Street Spats was a company in Portsmouth, Ohio that made spats and sold them in Marting's.

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Yellow and red lapel button with black print. "Shaving Permit, 1815-1965, Portsmouth, Ohio, Sesquicentennial, June 5-12." Shaving Permits were a way to raise money, typically for a celebration, and were required for those who didn't want to grow a…

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White metal button with red and blue print on front. Commemorates Portsmouth River Days Boat Races in 1966, on August 31st to September 5th.
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