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A red matchbook from the Maynard Co-Op Store.

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Four matchbooks with promotional advertising for Assabet Institution for Savings.

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The Inventory of the Town and City Archives of Massachusetts is one of a number of bibliographies of historical materials prepared throughout the United States by workers on the Historical Records Survey of the Work Projects Administration. The…

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Three World War II rationing coupons for home fuel oil and gasoline, dated 1944 and 1945. They are issued in the name of Warren A. Twombly, 13 Main St. and 71 Summer St., Maynard, Mass. These were issued by the #193 Rationing Board, Maynard.

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A stock certificate, number 13860, for 1 share of UCS stock issued to Arne Leino in 1953.

A brief biography of Arne by his niece, Karina Leino Thompson:

The certificate was owned by my uncle Arne Leino. He was born in 1916 and died in 1981. He…

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Two copies of a detailed history of the Maynard Cooperative Society (Kaleva Cooperative Association) from its inception in 1906 through 1940. Published in 1941 and written by Frank Aaltonen.

(Note: One copy was unbound for conservation and…

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A lucite paper weight advertising the VAX 8600 Mainframe.

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Two paper bags with Paul's Food Shoppe, Inc. logo, 51 Main St., Maynard, Mass.

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A black Underwood Standard Typewriter, Model 5, introduced in 1899. It became the ubiquitous office machine for another thirty years, and its sales led Underwood to dominate the market. The Model 5 became the modern standard of how a typewriter…

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A green manual typewriter produced by the Underwood Elliot Fisher Co.

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The card was sent from Maynard on July 8, 1915, repostmarked on August 15, 1915 via APO in Liverpool (England ?).

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Postmark in Maynard on July 8, 1915, repostmarked via APO Liverpool Aug. 10, 1915.

The photograph shows the Maynard Railroad Station (Depot) serving the Boston and Maine Railroad.

The photo was take from the railroad tracks or just a bit…

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A view from looking from Summer St. toward the Masonic Block. On the right foreground is the Riverside Cooperative building followed by the Nason Street Diner.

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A collection of posters sent to Maynard Selective Service or Post Office encouraging the purchasing of bonds to finance the war.

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U.S. Army Recruiting Station poster with "Uncle Sam" saying "I want YOU for the U.S. Army"

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A sign with instructions to registrants for Selective Service. (Form DSS 35)

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A green World War II Army jacket with the name of Schnair imprinted on the collar. Mr. Peter Schnair was a resident of Maynard, MA.

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A brass table lighter, base is missing. The lighter was found in 1966 at the site of the Puffer Homestead on Puffer Road, now part of the Assabet Wildlife Sanctuary.

Patented Sept, 1912

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A belt buckle with the a tiger picture and the following words on it: "MHS AV CLUB, W.A.V.M. , 91.7 FM".