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Tony Zender: Band Leader, Music Store, Cigar Factory ~ Collecting Lima Ohio ~...
From Mr. Zender's obituary:Lima's pioneer musician and band leader, Anthony Peter (Tony) Zender, 1865-1950An accomplished musician, Mr. Zender played the cornet and violin. He lived in Kenton for a...
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Will Punxsutawney Phil Punk Us Again? Groundhog Day ~ Now with More Vintage...
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? Will we have more winter? Something tells me we will have many more weeks of cold, no matter what the famous Groundhog does or does not see!Find out all you ever...
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Be My Valentine ~ Collecting Vintage Valentines Day Cards and Postcards ~...
Vintage Valentines, sweet and oh-so-colorful. They're addicting, but without all the calories of that heart-shaped box of chocolates.They came in every theme imaginable, for all tastes. Some a little...
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Twainware ~ Mark Twain and ROZART POTTERY Vintage Art Pottery
Back in 1996 I went to an estate auction, and picked up this interesting pottery sign with advertising on it for Rozart Pottery's TWAINWARE line.I love Mark Twain, and pottery, and the fact it was an...
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LOVE Potion: Naughty History of Valentine's Meat Juice in the Little Amber...
You don't need teeth to enjoy Valentine's Meat Juice!Aah, love. By Marianne DowValentine's Meat Juice has true love as it's raison d'être. Mann S. Valentine Jr. was desperate to save his dying wife,...
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Great #DIY Idea for Valentine's Day Bunting w/ #Vintage Postcards #antiques...
Are you throwing a Valentines Day party? There are so many decorating ideas -- search google images, or pinterest. You will be amazed at what the creative folks do!Super cute Valentine's Day...
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Vintage Navahoe Bottle from Cedar Springs Hotel, New Paris, Ohio
NAVAHOEHere's a great vintage aqua mineral water bottle, embossed with an Indian Chief's face, and just the word Navahoe (note the spelling). No town, no other info on the bottle. A google search turns...
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Vintage Medicine Bottle and Advertising: Dr. Kilmer's Indian Cough Cure...
Staying with the Indian bottle theme (see the previous post on the Navahoe mineral water bottle)... came across this colorful Dr. Kilmer's Indian Cough Cure Consumption Oil tradecard, and wondered what...
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Another Kind of Nap ~ or ~ Say It Ain't So, Charley! Vintage Charley Ross...
On Point ~ or ~ Diggers DelightAnthony Savani shared the bottle shard arrowhead he made [link to FB-post]. He says glass knaps like flint. Check out some How To's. Another Kind of Nap ~ or ~ Say It...
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How the Robin Rogers School Became Marimor School ~ Vintage Lima Ohio Postcard
I'm always surprised when I come across a vintage Lima, Ohio postcard that is new to me. This one pictures the Robin Rogers School. I admit I was not even aware of this school, hence this post to share...
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W.L. Porter's Pain Cure Story ~ Antique Medicine Bottles ~ Lima Ohio History
Porter's Pain Cure / W.L. Porter Lima, O. embossed medicine bottle, circa 1870s.Embossed Porter's Cure of Pain, Cleveland O. bottle.This Rundle Co.'s Porter's Pain King bottle is in the Smithsonian...
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1911 Photo Lock Two New Bremen Fire Department Parade in Wapakoneta Ohio...
Parade in Wapakoneta, Ohio on June 21, 1911This photograph sold on ebay recently for $70.00 with 3 bidders. The seller simply titled it "June 21,1911 Wapakoneta,Ohio street scene". I find it to be an...
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Vintage Fine Arts Fine China ~ Logo = Majolica? ~ Fine Arts Sterling Silver...
Fine Arts China / Fine Arts Fine China / Made in USAHere's a pretty little ceramic/pottery/china coaster with a colorful transferware pattern of an unusual centerpiece bowl. I was intrigued by the...
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CW Heister's Drug Store Lima Ohio Vintage RPPC ~ Vapo Stove Co., Dr. SS...
1908 RPPC* of the C.W. HEISTER Store / Drugs and BooksClick photos to enlarge.Close up of assorted signs in the windows.*RPPC = Real Photo Postcard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_photo_postcard]The...
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An Ode to PI Day ~ now with more vintage pie goodness, and Private Eyes!
It's National PI DayL'Eau de piNot lurid tabloid rag, nor a mixed bagof Private Eyes and Mom's Pies. Not Bogie, Magnum or Drew, not pulp-fiction film-noir gumshoe. Not Dali's liquid pies or Givenchy's...
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Who Knows What's Best for Babies? Advertisers Do ~ or How the Better Babies...
GOT MILK?How did milk-fed babies became the chubby ideal?Read how the milk industry, and other advertisers sponsored the Better Baby Movement, using chubby blonde blue eyed babies in their...
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Foolish April Fish Day? Don't Get Fished In by Those April Fools Day Pranks ~...
April Fools, April Fish, April Birthdays and Babies -- what a day!Enjoy these vintage postcards and illustrations.HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!Watch out for those April Fools Day pranks. Why do we have the...
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RIP Mickey Rooney ~ Rooney's Few Comic Book Covers
This is from Heritage Auctions comic book newsletter:The Comic Book Mickey RooneyIt might come as a surprise that Mickey Rooney (who passed away April 6 2014, at age 93) was not featured on very many...
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Lima Meat Packing Company Construction 1906 Photo / Lima Ohio Company History
LIMA PORK PACKING COMPANY / The Lima Packing Company:This company was incorporated on October 1, 1901, with a capital stock of $60,000 [$1.5 million, today]. The first year the firm was located in a...
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Golden Hill Rye Whiskey / Braun's Rathskeller Restaurant / Family Liquor...
Rare Trade Token from Braun's Family Liquor House, Lima OhioAKA Braun's RathskellerThe public is cordially invited to attend the formal opening of Braun's Rathskeller at the corner of Main and East...
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