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Historical Society of 

Mount Airy, Maryland, Inc.

Artifact of the Month

The following artifact is from the Historical Society's collection and is featured this month.

Receipt

This is a receipt from the Watkins 5 & 10¢ Store, which was located on Main Street where Ben Gue Antiques and Gifts Store is now located.  It was dated January 8, 1973 and was for the purchase of 3 pens at 25¢ each, an eraser at 10¢, index cards at 27¢ and three notebooks at 39¢ each.  The total including 10¢ sales tax was $2.41.

Donated to the Historical Society by the Town of Mount Airy

2016.16.51 - Receipt Watkins 5 and 10 1973.JPG
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