In the Business Collection of the
Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are some interior views of an
unidentified business, taken in the 1950s or 1960s. A male employee can be seen on the right side of the picture. He is surrounded by a wide array of merchandise for sale.
“Approved Comics” were sold, one of which was Walt Disney’s Uncle
Donald and His Nephews Dude Ranch. The store had a display of Sheaffer Scrip
ink cartridges, and a wide variety of Dr. Scholl’s foot comfort remedies. Other
health and beauty products sold here were Q-tips, hair nets, and “Pic a Puff”
tissues. Band-aids had recently introduced their “stars and strips” bandages.
Color prints could be developed from Kodacolor film for 25 cents. The picture
was likely taken in the Fall, as Halloween masks can be seen next to the
display of Ballreich’s chips, and a sign from Esmond’s advertised their “Fall
Festival” sale. The store had recently opened a dairy delicatessen department
which sold many Esmond Dairy products, including milk which cost 75 cents for
two half gallon cartons. Other Esmond products sold at this unidentified store
included ice cream, cottage cheese, coffee cream, sour cream and “snak dip.” In
the picture below, many more Halloween masks can be seen. Decorative candy
boxes line the counter at the bottom of the picture.
Here is a different view of the dairy
delicatessen section of the store, which includes a wide range of grocery items
in a relatively small space.
Seeing these pictures is like going
back in time, when residents could buy their groceries in neighborhood stores.
If you think you can identify this business, please leave a message in the Comments
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1 comment:
I can't identify the store, but the last picture is interesting in that it shows a large convex mirror above the cooler. That was so they could watch for shoplifters. Even back in the good old days, they had to have security measures in place. Some things don't change much, do they?
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