Browse Items (1024 total)

  • Collection: Anonymous Donations/Acquisitions

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Black leather case with gold print lettering. "James E. Wilhelm, Benjamin W. Binns, optometrists, National Bank Bldg., Portsmouth, Ohio". Dr. Wilhelm and Dr. Binns, optometrists, offices were located at the National Bank Building on Ninth (9th) and…

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White China bowl, saucer, salad plate and dinner plate with "Evangelical Church" in green Old English text. On bottom: Shenango China, New Castle, PA. Church located at 714 5th (Fifth) Street

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Aged black, rusty box with green print. Print says: "Thomas D. Smith, Direct Manager, The Union Life Insurance Company, Rooms 1-2 Royal Savings Building, Phone 283, Portsmouth, Ohio." The Union Central Life Insurance Company was an insurance company…

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Wooden box for cola bottles; Barq's and Royal Crown Cola. Blue worn wood with rusted metal at the seams. Located at Front & Jefferson Streets, Barq’s Bottling began its operations in 1941. In 1957, it added Royal Crown Cola (RC Cola) to the product…

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Discolored brown, wooden box with Portsmouth Brewing & Ice Co. (company), Portsmouth imprinted/carved into wood. Rusted metal strips at the corners. Wood swollen in some areas.
Julius Esselborn purchased the brewery in 1889. His son, (Paul) Julius…

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Clear glass medicine bottle with black cap and red and white label. Faded hand written instructions on label. Dr. Braunlin practiced from 1914-1964. He was a Doctor and a Pharmacist.

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Black, aged leather gloves with aged, slightly rust gold metal plates that say "Roy Rogers" and "RR".

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Discolored wooden box large enough for loaves of bread. Metal braces and name in black. Lloyd Douglas Feuchtenberger (founder of Betsy Ross Bakeries) was from West Virginia, but came to Portsmouth and opened the Feutchenberger Bakery, which started…

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A cardboard gift box with Christmas pattern on outside, and "Millhuff's Dept. Stores, Sciotoville, Wheelersburg, Ohio" on inside. Sciotoville 500 Harding Avenue

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Cardboard gift box with multicolor Christmas pattern on outside and "Wolff" on inside. Wolff Men's Clothing, 320 Chillicothe Street

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Orange , rusted metal, toy truck with "Kroger" on each side. Initials "H. L." scratched on side, and "1927" scratched on top. Truck belonged to Harold Lowe, Doug's father.

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Green glass bottle. In white, "get up", "2 glassfuls - 12 oz", "America's Favorite Low Calorie Beverage", "King-Size", "Portsmouth, Ohio". Get Up was a part of the Barq Bottling Co., which was announced on November 4, 1954. Located at Front and…
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