The Mitchell Manufacturing Company was located at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets. It started out making vending machines for shoe laces costing one nickel. They soon decided to produce the laces to fill the vending machines. And finally the focus was making bulk laces for the local shoe factories.
Black rigid plastic key fob advertising Mitchell Mobile Homes, U.S. 23 North, Box 1069, Portsmouth, Ohio. The back side shows a mobile home. Mitchell Mobile Homes is listed in the 1971 Portsmouth City Directory. George Mitchell is the owner.
White shoe laces with red, blue, and yellow font commemorating the 100 years of Mitchellace Shoe Lace Factory in Portsmouth, Ohio. Mitchellace is now known as Sole Choice.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: typed page detailing the beginnings of the Model Grocery Store, started by R. L. Melcher at Second (2nd) and Court Streets (early 1870's)
Pictured: Dutch Mike" Redinger and D. Thurlonn
