Old hardware store

You're probably going to say what a pity it is that shops like this don't exist any more. Well, the good news is that it does. This is J B Banks & Son of Cockermouth - a 175-year-old business which is a marvel to behold. Tesco or Focus it ain't (thank goodness) with good old fashioned service and every piece of ironmongery you could wish for. The more you look the more you see. The counterweight on the door pulley is an old cartridge of World War I bullets - and there still seem to be some…

Dennis McEvoy and Bart Slutsky of Rogerson’s Hardware in Hudson NY are doing the herculean job of keeping a great old American hardware store alive, and they are doing it well.

The family-owned Leopoldi's opened in 1966 and is still going strong at 415 Fifth Ave.

I stopped by the local hardware store for some clothespins {apparently Target does not carry them} and was greeted by the friendliest old man and the most eclectic mixture of everything you might ever need. Photo Credit: loudounhistory.org He cheerfully pointed me in the direction of the clothespins. When I asked about lighting hardware {I didn’t actually need […]

Country store. I would love to shop here... It's the real deal...Fun!

Dry goods old vintage western hardware general store. Photo about vintage, display, cody, rustic, retail, shack, boot, hardware, sold, countryside, clothing, west, farm - 35303918

Old beautiful hardware store in Prenzlauer berg. I would love to put one of these ladders in my store

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