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(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

F.C. Daehler Co. Furniture and Undertaking Parlor, located at 205 and 207 Market Street. Being found at different locations in numerous City Directories, the business seemed to move around quite a bit.

Vulcan Septum Putter number 8; wood handle with steel putter. engraved with Vulcan logo, putter name and " Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.". The Vulcan Golf plant was located at Fourth (4th) and Jefferson Streets. A division of the Vulcan Last Co., the golf…

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.

Off-white paper invoice with black print ad for "The Dove Hats" printed red Dove brand logo in upper left. Typed products and prices purchased by J. E. Camink, Berlin Cross Roads, O. Envelope torn, green and red logo.

Sepia tone photo image of the Fairtrace Shoe Company located at 2029 Gallia Street. (Listed as a shoe repair)

Red, paperback book of Shelby Shoe products in Spring 1907 (folded). "The Selby Shoe C, Makers of LAdies Fine Shoes, Portsmouth, Ohio., Medium and High Grade McKays, Turns and Welts".
Surrounded by ribbon graphics, black print with red graphic…

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

Clear glass bottle with diamond embossed neck and "Half Pint Liquid, Pure Milk Co., Milk and Cream, Portsmouth, Ohio."

Cardboard matchbook cover advertising the Hurth Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio. Aged brown and coral color one side, yellow print. Tan, aged with print on otherside. Hotel was located at the corner of Third (3rd) and Chillicothe Streets.

Heavy-weight paper traveling salesman business card. A Victorian image of a girl and dog.
On back "Presented by L. Jones, Dealer in General Merchandise, Blue Creek,Ohio".
Census shows L. Jones as Lafayette Jones in Adams County.
Trademark…

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

Frank Amann was born in 1860 in Portsmouth. His father was a native of Baden, Germany. In 1874 he became a clerk in Daniel's Spry's drugstore. He remained there until 1880 when he went into business for…

In 1872, Jay. B. Rottinghaus was succeeded in this building by Bernard Gardner, father of Alex M Glockner. Mr. Glockner died two years later, in the business was continued under the firm name of Mrs. M Glockner until her death in 1891. In that year,…