Black painted cast iron hand-levered press seal to emboss an identifying circular design on certificates, papers, etc. of the Scioto Fire Brick Company of Sciotoville, Ohio. The company, incorporated in 1872, covered 13 acres and made all sizes and shapes of Fire and Paving Brick from the very Choicest Scioto Clay.
clear glass bottle with red print; In the 1950 Portsmouth Times, "Mr. Poole and his three sons, Paul, Clayton and Joe operate a 234-acre dairy and grain farm on Sciotoville, Rt 2 near Minford...." The dairy business did not actually open after much planning and the purchase of bottles.
clear embossed, , green tinted glass bottle; "NuGrape, Imitation Grape, Not Grape Juice, Min. Contents 6 FL. OZ., Trademark Registered, Bottle Pat'd March 9, 1920" on bottle. "Portsmouth, Ohio" on bottom base.
On July 16, 1925, Nu-Grape opened at 820 Fourth (4th) Street in Portsmouth.
Pounded silver shoehorn with business name etched on in block, capital letters. Per Portsmouth City Directories, Hall Brothers Clothing Store was located in the Masonic Temple from 1913 to 1922. This Masonic Temple, at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) streets, partially burned December 6, 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors to house Koabckers Department Store from 1928 to 1971. Desco Credit Union acquired the building in about 1981.
Dark grey snake skin pattern fabric holder with two pockets. Inside: "Klivans, Inc., Nationally Advertised Watches, Diamonds Jewelry 417 Chillicothe St. Portsmouth, O." "Charge It" L.O. Klivan was listed as President-Treasurer in the 1930 Portsmouth City Directory.
