Yellowed, aged, handwritten receipt to Zahls Salt Mines in Minersville, OH from the E.J. Kenrick Co. Black ink on lined paper. Folds and tears plus water damage. (August Zahl)
Manila, aged lined sales receipt from E.J. Kenrick & Co. to Hartman Brothers (Wheelersburg) for items sold. Water damage and wear. Black fonts and ink.
Amber glass bottle embossed with "E.J. Kenrick & Son Portsmouth, O. Registered" on front, "D.O.C. 66" on back. The company was located at 1866 Front Street.
Yellowed, aged handwritten sales receipt to John Collins (grocer) from E.J. Kenrick & Son. Signed by Steven Larkin. Water damage, folds and torn at bottom, red stripe.
Yellowed, aged, water damaged, handwritten receipt to E.J. Kenrick signed by Steve Larkins (driver) to John Collins for merchandise. Torn on left, folds and red ink water damage. Pencil.
Clear embossed glass bottle. Embossed: "E.J. Kenrick Company Harold Clayton Portsmouth, O. Cap. 7 1/2 fluid oz." In 1941, at the death of Mr. Kenrick, his cousin G. Harold Clayton became the owner and manager of the Kenrick business on Market Street. G. Harold Clayton was elected president of the Ohio Bottlers Association in 1948.(George Harold Clayton obituary, Portsmouth Times, April 13, 1956)
Silver with wear-quarter sized. One side-E.J.K. Co., Portsmouth, Ohio. Other side-"Good for 5(cent) when returned with bottle to dealer." The E.J. Kenrick Company was established in 1866 and originally bottled and sold soft drinks, but later became more of a wholesale distributor of food and tobacco. Their final location, a catalog sales showroom at 342 Second (2nd) Street, closed in 2002.