A Trade Show in Sandusky, Circa 1951

Several pictures from a Trade Show in Erie County, probably from 1950 or 1951, are on file in the historical collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center.

Representatives from the Singer Sewing Machine Company demonstrated their sewing machines which sold for as low as $89.50 in the fifties. Singer ads stated that a lifetime of savings could be appreciated if clothing and home furnishings were created by the homemaker instead of purchased. In the early fifties, the Singer Sewing Machine Company was located at 171 East Washington Row, and the company sold sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and other small home appliances.

Sandusky Lumber & Supply Company, on East Perkins Avenue off of Milan Road, featured a special on Curtis Quality Kitchen Cabinets for $184.00 at the Trade Show.

Hohler Furnace and Sheet Metal Company, at the corner of Decatur and Water Streets, showed a variety of oil and gas heating unites and a gas fired incinerator.

In the display below, Modernfold Doors promised that they could save space and add beauty to the home. An interesting robot model was constructed from Devoe paint cans.

Visit the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center to view these and many more vintage photographs from Sandusky and Erie County.