Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Practical Plumber

Here's the first ad for Chas. Lee that I've come across.

Chas Lee 1913
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Posted by Ainsworthiana at 8:11 AM
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2 comments:

Janice said...

Well, I guess it's better to hire a practical plumber than an impractical plumber. I really enjoyed reading this piece of the paper. I learned what calsoming was (from the ad above.)
Also interesting is that the paper never gives any addresses for homes--just gives the name of the owner. I guess everyone knew where everyone else lived at that time.

June 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Ainsworthiana said...

I came across an article in October 1908 announcing that buildings in Hobart were finally getting numbers, but I guess that was just for the benefit of out-of-towners! Nobody around here needed an address.

June 16, 2010 at 6:41 PM

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