Nov 18

Advertising Chattanooga Businesses

Today, a blast from the past—some old advertising giveaways from Chattanooga, Ohio, businesses.

I enjoy collecting these items and they sure bring back a lot of memories. Memories of some businesses that were once in Chatt—Fisher Hardware, Wendel Brothers Motor Sales, Heffner’s Grocery, and the Chatt Home Restaurant.

A tear-off shopping list from Heffner’s Grocery:

Heffner's Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio.

Heffner’s Grocery, Chattanooga, Ohio.

A pretty picture and thermometer from Wendel Motor Sales. We always called it Wendel’s Garage.

Wendel's Garage, Chattanooga, Ohio

Wendel Motor Sales, Chattanooga, Ohio

Wendel's Garage, Chattanooga, Ohio

Wendel Motor Sales, Chattanooga, Ohio

This piece was made in Monroeville, Indiana.

Wendel's Garage, Chattanooga, Ohio

Wendel Motor Sales, Chattanooga, Ohio, back of photo.

Most of the advertising items I have are from Fisher Hardware. Fisher’s had a nice hardware and appliance store and they sold John Deere implements as well.

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Bullet pencils and a match book from Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio.

From Fisher Hardward, a perfectly good fly swatter, in nearly-new condition.

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

The Farmer’s Pocket Ledger, 1953-54, compliments of Fisher Hardware.

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Fisher Hardware, Chattanooga, Ohio

Some items from the Chatt Home Restaurant and Bar.

Chatt Home Restaurant

Chatt Home Restaurant

The Chatt Restaurant and Bar is the only one of these businesses that is still open today.

I hope these items bring back some pleasant memories for you, too, and that you enjoy reminiscing about the bygone businesses in Chatt.

Karen

Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.

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    • Deb Reichard on November 18, 2016 at 8:49 am
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    Karen, I have a glass Norman Rockwell picture from Grandpa’s grocery store. It does not say anything about the store on the front but it has a label on the back. Remind me to send you a picture of it if we ever get moved into our house.

    Happy Thanksgiving!
    Deb Bollenbacher Reichard

    1. I would love to see it! Send me a photo of it and, if you don’t mind, I will add it to the post. I thought about his store but I don’t have any advertising items from it.

    • Paulette Duff Carpenter on September 12, 2018 at 2:39 pm
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    Enjoyed seeing the items from Chatt Home Restaurant and Bar. My Aunt Twila and Uncle Barney owned and operated the place for many years until their retirement.

    1. So glad you enjoy seeing the photos again. Twila and Barney are great folks and we always enjoyed seeing them at the Chatt Bar. Thanks for writing!

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