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Submitted by drm on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 12:25am.
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My grandpa setup store displays for Ace Hardware stores thoughout Indiana in the 50s and 60s. This is one of the stores he worked on. There is writing on the slide that says "Menaughns", possibly the name of the hardware store. View full size.
I'll take two of those
Submitted by Crosley62 on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 1:27pm.
I'd like to step into my computer and do a little shopping.
Do-It Center
Submitted by Hoople365 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 3:35pm.
Based on the handwritten sign on the left and the name on the back wall, this is Juergen's Do-It Center in Huntington, Indiana. I'd love to have that reclining chaise lounge, even if they are notorious for finger-pinching.
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