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RED & WHITE RED AND WHITE CARDBOARD TOY GROCERY STORE

$ 129.35

Availability: 37 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type of Advertising: Red & White Grocery Stores
  • Brand: Patent Novelty Company
  • Color: Red & White
  • Date of Creation: Approx 1905 - 1935
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Grocery Stores
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    RED & WHITE RED AND WHITE CARDBOARD TOY GROCERY STORE
    This is a play toy cardboard Red & White Grocery Store.  It was made by the P. N. Co. (Patent Novelty Company) which began business in Fulton, IL. in 1905.
    Red & White Corporation
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    of independently owned and operated food stores operating in small towns in the United States and Canada starting in 1925.
    The corporation was located in Chicago and did centralized
    procuring and distribution of branded products for the small independent grocery stores....
    allowing them to compete against the larger chains.
    It was given to me by my grandmother in about 1970...and was stored from then until now.
    The tab-assembled store was definitely put together and played with at some point.  If you look closely at the photos (and I encourage you to do so before bidding), you can see it's a little rough in spots...with smudges from being played with.  The Lady Godiva Soap box (unrelated) shown was used by my grandmother to store the little food boxes in.
    I've searched the internet for a considerable amount of time...and I can't find this toy store anywhere.
    Shipped USPS.  No returns.