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Commemorative hair cover folded into a plastic case.

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A bus ticket to the events held in Concord for the United States 200th Anniversary.

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Early promotional Maydale bottle opener with the slogan "An Investment In Good Trade"

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Two blank postal cards. The front was for the address, the back was blank and often used for business promotions.
The one cent Jefferson card became effective in 1928.

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The merchants used these cards to calculate the sales tax. The 5% tax was in effect from 1976-2009, when it was raised to 6.25%.

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Issued on June 1, 1923 shortly after the Lovell Bus Line , formerly the C. M. & H Bus Line, took over the franchise of the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railroad (trolley), after it went out of business.
The schedule was found on the wall at…

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Four page paper published on Saturdays with a synopsis of dime novel with the intent to promote sales.

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A promotional wall calendar depicting a 1919 era automobile for each month. January is the Owen Magnetic. The 1975 dates are the same as the 1919.

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Poster advertising a baseball game between Maynard T. T. and Saxonville with a dance to follow at the Saxonville Casino.

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The placard was posted at the A & P store
in Pepperell, Mass.

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A watchchain made from the braided hair of Sophronia French Manning Martin, 1836 -1870. She is the grandmother of LeRoy Denniston.

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Bonschur & Holmes were in business pre-1900.

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Case has label: Cambridge Optical Store, 17 Prospect St., Cambridge, Mass.

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The glasses pinched on the nose. Geo W McNamara imprinted on the hard covered case was active as an opticians in the 1920's.

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Two shoe horns, one engrave with Oberg's and the other Florsheim.
Jacob Oberg founded the shoe store ca1903 on Main Street and then later moved to the Masonic Block. The store continued through family members until 1983 when it closed.