This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bicentennial wares range from potholders to washer
A scan of Bicentennial offerings highlights patriotic home goods and novelties from George Washington potholders to Betsy Ross lamps and knife-edge ties. Makers tout stamps, jewelry, stamps, and even kitchenware from Maytag and The Franklin Mint. Collectibles span from mugs to decanters priced to entice shoppers in 1976.
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New York
Wns
America
Jabeka Industries
Suffern
N.Y
George Washington
Stevens Linen Associates
Webster, Mass
Concord
Ft. Ticonderoga
Betsy Ross
Toy-Tex Novelty Co
N. Y
L & H Mfg, Co
Chester
Youtopia
NG Slater
Paul
Maytag Co
Newton
Maytag
Franklin Mint