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Columbus, Georgia, circa 1953. "The Witt Store." Your headquarters for notions, sundries, gewgaws and baubles. 4x5 inch acetate negative. View full size.
those overhead lights. The rest of the store may be junk but those lights would make my day.
Those six ounce bottles were the size that normally came in vending machines. If I recall correctly, they were called "pony" bottles.
If that's the smiles they managed for picture day, I can just imagine the ones reserved for their hapless customers.
Ollie's Bargain outlet. Or better yet The Whoopie Bowl south of Flint, MI.
Four geegaws and two baubles, please. And throw in one sundry.
Back then there would be very little in the store that was from China. I wonder where all the stuff was made ?
[Turn it over and look on the bottom where it says "Made in Japan." -tterrace]
they also carried a nice assortment of gimcracks.
This is the 1953 version of today's 99 Cent store.
Or sisters? They look a lot alike.
That's about the biggest pile of junk I have seen. It reminds me of visiting a "Southern Dollar" store in the 60's
"Sure, we have 'em -- just along the back wall, to the left of the baubles."
Six ounces! How did these people avoid starvation and dehydration?
But what might that bottle sitting on the floor in the aisle be used for?
[Refreshment. Milk and two Cokes. - Dave]
I bet they also had their fair share of whatchamacallits, thingamajigs, and doomaflachies as well.
In addition to notions, they also deal in lotions and potions.
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