General Stores

Cap, Bottle
0014.12
Gold Bond bottle caps
Gold Bond bottle caps in a box; partially filled, original one gross.... View Full Record
Cutter, Wood
0014.14
Pencil sharpener replacement cutters
Premier pencil sharpener set of replacement cutters.... View Full Record
Kit
0014.6
Mendits repair kit
Mendits repair kit to mend leaks without using heat, soldering, cement, or rivets in "Grantiteware, aluminum, and hot water bags.... View Full Record
Pin, Safety
0014.7
Stainless diaper pins
Shelton new diaper pins with cardboard holder.... View Full Record
Toaster
0014.8
Bread toaster
Nonelectric bread toaster, put in top of stove, toasts up to four slices.... View Full Record
Tongs, Shelf
1991.35
Shelf tongs
Tongs with long wood handle for grabbing items off high store shelves.... View Full Record
Sign, Trade
1991.74
Pabst intestinal cure
Metal trade sign for Pabst's Okay Specific medicine used to help intestinal problems.... View Full Record
Jar, Display
1991.9
Redeman Store candy jar
Panay display jar used to hold candy at the Andrew Redeman Store; metal front spring door pulls down for access.... View Full Record
Book
1992.124
Dolley shopping book
Personal record shopping book kept by Ruth & Cecil Dooley.... View Full Record
Trap, Rodent
1992.21
Choker mouse trap
Choker mouse trap with five holes and steel springs.... View Full Record
Balance
1992.58
Candy scale
Candy scale with slide scale to compute cost.... View Full Record
Cigarette
1996.17
Cigarette making kit box
Bugler Cigarette Making Kit box with cigarette making machine.... View Full Record
Stool
1996.18
Smeester Store shoe stool
Wooden shoe stool from George Smeester store with round metal spiral legs.... View Full Record
Case
1997.2
Cookie display case
Cookie display case from Redeman Store with three glass sides, metal frame, and removable lid.... View Full Record
Premium
1998.5
Prolon dinnerware
Blue, red, white, and yellow tableware earned as premium gifts at the Downing Red Owl Store in Amberg made from melamine resin popular from late 1940's through the 1960's.... View Full Record
Jar, Preserving
2009.16.2
Ball Ideal glass jars
4 one quart Ball Ideal blue glass jars with glass lids and wire bails.... View Full Record
Seal
2011.16.70
Jar rubbers
Three boxes jar lid seals: Ball Good Luck Jar Rubbers, box of 12; Joannes Lipped Jar Rings, Green Bay, one dozen; Wigwam Fruit Jar Rubbers--distributed by Carpenter Cook Co.; 6 rubber jar rings without box. The rings were used to seal glass canning j... View Full Record
Box, Cheese
2002.13.8
Swift and Company American Cheese box
Wooden cheese box that once contained a five pound brick blend with American and Limburger processed cheese.... View Full Record
Jar, Food Storage
2009.16.5
Bowman Dairy cream bottles.
Two 12 ounce cream bottles, "Property of the Bowman Dairy Company, Chicago, Ill."... View Full Record
Jar, Display
2011.16.10
Pickled herring jar
Glass pickled herring jar with metal screw-on lid.... View Full Record
Cart, Shopping
2011.16.14
Shopping Cart/Baskets
Shopping push cart with two removable wire baskets and wooden handle.... View Full Record
Crate, Shipping
2011.16.15
Cheese shipping crate
Round cheese shipping container with an oak bottom and wood veneer sides. Missing lid.... View Full Record
Container, Shipping
2011.16.16
Tea shipping container
Wooden tea shipping container with a hinged top and metal latch; inside has zinc liner; outside with paper covering; held 40 half-pound packages.... View Full Record
Basket, Pack
2011.16.2
Banana shipping crate
Wooden banana shipping basket.... View Full Record
Case
2011.16.27
Cardboard shoelace dispenser with plastic front to display sample laces and six drawers in back for storage.... View Full Record
Crate, Shipping
2011.16.28
Coca-Cola crate
Coco-Cola wooden shipping crate... View Full Record
Box, Cigar
2011.16.30
Cigar boxes
Three cigar boxes: Van Dyck Perfecto; Royal Palm Plazas, Thompson Cigar Co.; La Corona Coronas Queens.... View Full Record
Safe
2011.16.41
The McCaskey Safe
Safe from Downing Store with four castors on the bottom and two shelves inside, one stationary and the other sliding; there is a hole in the door where the combination lock was forcibly removed during a robbery in 1950.... View Full Record
Crate, Shipping
2011.16.45
Egg Crate
Wooden egg crate with cardboard dividers that holds 3 dozen.... View Full Record
Tub
2011.16.48
Ray Brite Lemon Soap container
Cardboard tub with top and bottom metal rims and handle that originally contained Ray Brite Lemon Soap Granules; marked 23 cents per pound.... View Full Record
Rack
2011.16.50
Charge Account Rack
Wooden rack with twenty-five divided compartments including eleven charge account booklets from the DeKeuster and Downing General Stores.... View Full Record
Box
2011.16.55
Niagara Laundry Soap
Niagara Instant Laundy Starch box, partial contents, metal pour spout.... View Full Record
Can, Food Storage
2011.16.59
Sanka coffee
Sanka coffee can uses key attached at bottom to remove lid.... View Full Record
Block, Chopping
2011.16.6
Chopping block from Victor Late's Butcher Shop
Victor Late Butcher Shop chopping block.... View Full Record
Box
2011.16.62
Ivory Snow box
Ivory Snow laundry soap box.... View Full Record
Can, Food Storage
2011.16.64
Libby corned beef can
Libby, McNeill, & Libby's compressed, cooked corn beef trapezoidal shaped can.... View Full Record
Canister
2011.16.67
Golden Cup Coffee container
Golden Cup Coffee cardboard container with three and one-half inch round removeable lid.... View Full Record
Clothespin
2011.16.73
Plastic clothes pins
Colorful plastic clothespins with different faces on top.... View Full Record
Twister, Wire
2011.16.77
Twisting tool & wire
Spool of wire and tool used to seal feed and other cloth bags by twisting wire around neck of bag with twisting tool.... View Full Record
Grinder, Meat
2011.16.8
Dayton Electric Meat Grinder
1/2 HP electric meat grinder, model 5117 with a set of three wooden pestles .... View Full Record
Seal, Jar Lid
2014.10
Red Owl instant coffee jar lid
Lid from Red Owl instant coffee jar purchased from Downing Red Owl Store in Amberg and used by Lillian Anderson for sealing canning jar.... View Full Record