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1. Electric Appliance Mart

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Electric appliance retail store, interior, at 70 North Division Avenue.
Date Created:
1939-05-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. H. F. Cole Appliance Shop

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A neon Norge sign hangs from the H. F. Cole Inc. storefront at 56 North Division Ave. Displayed in the windows are an electric refrigerator and a wringer washing machine. A large advertisement uses Ripley, in Believe It or Not, to extol the Rollator made by Borg-Warner Co. of Detroit, which comes with a ten-year guarantee.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. H. F. Cole, Inc. Eletric Appliances

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A window of a store displaying Norge washing machine, store and refrigerator in the foreground, but the rest of the shop going back is also visible showing a wall of Norge refrigerators. A small motor, the Rollator, "the heart of a Norge," is displayed in front of the refrigerator.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Royal Appliance Store

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Another Norge shop displaying the large neon Norge sign, this one is the "Royal Appliance Co." at 419 Leonard NW. The window displays a Norge stove, refrigerator with the motor on display, wringer washer, and mangle. A large sign advertises "Norge Rollator Refrigeration." A cardboard cutout of a cartoon band major marching with the words, "Norge leads in perfomance."
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Alliance store interior

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Salesman shows off a Norge gas range. Norge refrigerators visible in the background.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Electric Appliance Mart

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Electric appliance retail store, exterior, at 70 North Division Avenue.
Date Created:
1939-05-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Gas Company

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Gas Company Publicity, interior view of Gas Company showroom with decorations. Signs read "See the modern kitchens and basements", "Home Canning Exhibit In Process", "Instant hot water at lowest cost". Employees dressed in Old West/Cowboy costumes for the Old Range Round Up promotion. The showroom displays several stoves and kitchen appliances.
Date Created:
1937-09-09T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. B and W Distributing Company, Hotpoint Washer

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Delivery man wheeling large crate up ramp underneath Hotpoint sign with another man watching. The signs says "Hotpoint: The Name Everybody Knows"
Date Created:
1945-10-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. Electric Supply Company

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Exterior of The Electrical Supply Company retail at 317 Bond Ave. NW selling lighting fixtures and appliances.
Date Created:
1944-05-17T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. Cole's Store Window

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An exterior photo of the window display at the H. F. Cole, Inc store, 1955 S. Division. Westinghouse is on the large sign above the window. In the window is shown an ice box and several advertising signs for Bendix home laundry. The brick building has decorative tile along the corner of the building and around the arch of the entryway.
Date Created:
1938-01-14T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)