A yellow, orange, red, and blue box set of trading/collector cards of popular cowboys in Westerns. Includes Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, and more. It is a complete factory set.
Copper colored coin/token for The Hub. One side says "The Hub, Portsmouth, Ohio" and "Good For 5 Cents In Trade" on the other side. The Hub was a café on Eleventh (11th) and Lawson Streets.
Glass salt and pepper shaker, painted red and white with accents of pink, yellow, green and blue. This salt and pepper shaker was a part of a set and was a second place prize for the ladies' throwing contest at the Grocer's Picnic on July 13, 1911.
Purple and white plastic shopping bag for Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat. It was a clothing store located at 505 Chillicothe Street. It was founded by Marc Canter in 1935 at 509 Chillicothe Street. Marc retired in 1965 and Bruce Canter reopened the store the following Spring, moving to the 505 location. Front and Back: in white print, "For girls who never have anything to wear whether they are 14, 44, or too smart to tell!" and "Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat, Portsmouth, Ohio" with an animated drawing.
White ceramic coffee mug. Red print: "The Ole Lamplighter, Bed & Breakfast and Gift Shoppe, Corner of West & Scioto Streets, Lucasville, Ohio, (740)259-3002." On back, in red print: "The Ole Lamplighter" and a red illustration of a man lighting a lamp.
Clear glass cup commemorating the 1st annual graduation exercise at the Portsmouth Interstate Business College on August 26, 1949. It was located at 813-817 Gallia, in the Kricker Building, on the second floor. Front: black and white print "Welcome Alumni" and "Portsmouth Interstate Business College", "1st Annual Graduation Exercise, August 26, 1949" Back: white print "Training Young America to Cherish and Preserve the free Enterprise Way of Life."
Aged bronze medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the M.D. Friedman Company. The M.D. Friedman Company was a scrap processor company in the area, located along Route 52 between New Boston and Sciotoville. The company started in 1919 by M.D. Friedman in Cleveland, then moved to Ashland, Kentucky in 1921, the purchased the Route 52 site in 1936 and started operations here a year later.
Clear glass medicine bottle that is stained inside. Label says Wurster's Drug Store, which was located at 419 Chillicothe Street. Wurster Drug Company was founded on April 1, 1897 by George and John Wurster, when they purchased the Enos Reed Pharmacy at Second (2nd) and Court Streets. In 1903 they moved to Chillicothe Street, then in 1962 opened the Kinney's Lane store. In 1973 the Chillicothe Street store closed and was sold to Ward Miller. In 1977 Russell Harsha purchased the company.
Clear glass bottle embossed: "7 fl oz, Whistle Registered", "Portsmouth, O." and "Bottling Co." on bottom. Incorporated on August 8, 1919 in Portsmouth, manufactured at 235-137 Second (2nd) Street. Created by Charles Grigg of Missouri and his friend Silvester Jones in 1919.
Clear, but heavily stained on the inside, glass bottle. label says Adam Reeg Druggiest, and Coach Varnish is written on it. Reeg's store was located on the S.E. corner of Ninth (9th) and Chillicothe Streets, where Staker's Drugs currently sits. Adam Reeg was a pharmacist for many years until his death in 1926. The bottle contains coach varnish.
