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Martin's General Store
The general store has a wide variety of relics. A one stop shop for all your home needs.
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National Cash Register
1910
This register is from Dayton, Ohio. It was the floor model and has on top of its original cabinet and drawers.
Registers were a centerpiece of a store and a source of pride for a business hence why they are often elaborate and ornate. They were complex mechanical computers.
Take a look in the top drawer of the cabinet below the register. You will find handwritten receipts from 70 years ago. You can see what groceries people were buying and at what prices.
Ice Boxes
Ice Boxes were used from 1803 to the 1930's to keep food cold. They were usually made of wood with hollow walls lined with tin or zinc. The walls were insulated with sawdust, straw, cork or sea weed. A large block of ice was placed in a drawer. The cold air circulated down and around the food storage compartments. A drip pan caught the water as the ice melted and was used for drinking.
Ice men delivered blocks of ice daily in 25, 50, 75 or 100 pound blocks. The ice was harvested from frozen lakes and rivers in winter and stored in pits or caves.
First Gillette News Paper
1905
An original first-issue newspaper for Gillette.
Copies on Newspaper
For a grim story involving Tammy's great grandfather read the copies of the newspaper articles on the wall.
Jeans
Size 68 waist 55 long.
This was a display in the Probst Western Store in Greybull, WY. The store sign is in our Relics Store. The pants are a real retail product.
Tammy Dolls
"She's the Ideal Teen"
Only in production from 1962-1966. She was loosely based on the character "Tammy" from the 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor. She had many clothing options and even a sweet blue sports car that can be seen on the top shelf.
Tammy discontinued due to poor sales but is still very collectible today. But not as valuable as mint vintage Barbie collectibles.
Food
1942
Notice the familiar products and brands but in the old style packaging.
Wall paper samples
1927 - 1947
Look at these sample booklets of the hottest wallpaper styles from 1927, 1939, and 1947.
Home Hardware
1942
Some items are a product of their time while others are still relevent today
Gillette Jail
Came out of the old Jail on Main St. Built in 1936 as the city hall with the jail in the back. Today it is the chamber of commerce but still has a few of the old jail features behind it.
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