Before I move on from Willow Hardware as a topic, here's a few vintage ads from the pages of the Lorain
Journal. Above is an early ad from April 3, 1953 – the year the business opened.
Below is a full-page ad from July 1955 promoting the newly remodeled store.
Lots of interesting things for sale, that's for sure.
I had to laugh when I examined the ad closely, because while helping my mother clean out her garage the other day, we found the exact same vintage sprayer shown in the ad, on top of a cupboard and long-forgotten. I guess I know where Dad bought it.
And here's another ad announcing the remodeled store. This one ran on July 13, 1955 and was apparently designed to appeal to the housewife. It must have made a lasting impression because Mom enjoyed shopping there too.
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