PopKulture's photos with the keyword: hardware

“Garden Hose Inspection Day” A whimsical advertising postcard reminding recipients to look over their garden hoses. A new 50 foot hose cost $6.50 – no small amount in the 1920’s! Sent by Harley R. Lugibihl, Main St., Blufton, Ohio

The old Litchfield Hardware building in Rantoul, Iliinois.

A great thematic hardware sign from Oswego, Illinois. 2004.

Antique bill of sale from M. Michael & Brother, dealers in saddlery, hardware and vehicles from Paducah, Kentucky. Dated 1897. "Your attention will oblige." How's that for economy of language?

Vintage Wil-Bond Sanding Liquid container - circa 1950's.

Vintage Quakersol solvent container - circa 1950's.

Vintage 1957 calendar for Jack's Hardware Store in Haskell, New Jersey. This delightful calendar features a photograph of three children voraciously devouring that week's offerings, despite the proprietor's ironic petition of "please do not handle." The picture itself likely dates to early 1948, since it contains multiple issues with May or June 1948 publishing dates. Some of the books pictured include: Capt. Marvel No. 86, Jumbo 112, Action 120, All-Star 41 Henry 2, Feature 123, Frisky Fables 30, Dare-Devil 49, Joe Palooka 21, Patsy Walker 17, Popeye 2, Li'l Abner 64, Prize Western 69, and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 91.

Clean, elegant and classic - vintage catalog of "Modern Cabinet Hardware" by the National Lock Company of Rockford, Illinois, dated 1946.

Vintage can of Steelcote Rubber Enamel from the Steelcote Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, Missouri, depicting a more traditional division of labor - 1940's.

Vintage can of Sure Seal Pipe Joint Compound - probably 1940's.

This antique business card is certainly straightforward.

What? I always prime my siding in my pajamas. Popular Mechanics - May 1951 issue.

Popular Mechanics Home Kinks - 1947 issue.

Popular Mechanics Home Kinks - 1948 issue.