Old Ivory to the North Woods

Introduction

"Old Ivory to the North Woods" was presented at the 2023 SOIOP convention. It's not a discovery of interesting new Ohme pieces purchased in Maine, but instead of interesting places in Maine that advertised old Old Ivory between 1903 and 1916. I've never been to Maine (tried to a few times). I will have fun touring these towns when I retire!

Included on this web page is an Old Ivory ad dated 1925 (I leave it to the reader to find it) that most probably is not for Ohme Old Ivory. I firmly believe that the sale of Ohme Old Ivory was discontinued in 1917 when the United States prohibited German imports in response to World War I, and changing public taste and economics caused the Ohme factory not to resume it when the import ban ended in 1921.

I've never been to Maine (tried to a few times). I will have fun touring these towns when I retire!

SOIOPS know Maine is where the "action was" for Old Ivory. For example, here are four different retailers in Lewiston, Maine that sold Old Ivory:

A.L. & E.F. Goss Co.
41-43-45 Main St
Lewiston Maine
Bradford, Conant & Co.
199-203 Lisbon Street
Lewiston Maine
Doyles - The Specialty House
89 Lisbon Street
Lewiston Maine
Great Department Store of the Co-Operative Association of America, Formerly B. Peck Co.
Main and Chapel Streets
Lewiston Maine

Let's go back in time to Maine, when and where Old Ivory was king! Here are the towns we'll be exploring:

Exploring a Trail of Maine Towns — The Towns and Years on our Ohme Trail

T.L. Evans & Co - New Old Ivory pattern just in

T.L. Evans & Co - January Sales (after Christmas)

T.L. Evans & Co - Plates, Coffee Cups & Saucers

T.L. Evans & Co - Old Ivory Pattern 118 (a favorite!)

O.D. Clark Jeweler-Optician Washington Street, Sanford

O. D. Clark - come in and look around! - 1908

Folsom Bros. Home Furnishers, Springvale — Bros. Home Furnishers, Springvale

Whipple's Bargain Store, 431-433 Congress St, Portland

431-433 Congress St is now an apartment building

Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Co., 522-528 Congress St, Portland

Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Co. Christmas Shopping

Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Co. decorated for Christmas circa 1912

David T. Percy & Sons Big Department Store, Bath

David T. Percy & Sons, Sagadahoc Block, Bath circa 1910

David T. Percy & Sons building - Crockery

David T. Percy & Sons Two Telephones - 86 and 87

Fuller-Cobb Company, China and Picture Dept., Rockland

Fuller-Cobb Company, New Syndicate Building, Rockland 1892

Fuller-Cobb Company Department Store - over 25,000 feet of floor space

Carlton Pascal & Co, Camden - Holiday Gifts

Carlton Pascal & Co color postcard circa 1910

Carlton Pascal & Co building - Groceries Crockery and China</figcaption> — Carlton Pascal & Co building - Groceries Crockery and China

Frank E. Morrow jeweler, Camden. Old Ivory 75, their stock pattern — Frank E. Morrow jeweler, Camden
Old Ivory 75, their stock pattern

Frank E. Morrow. Old Ivory 75 makes fine gifts

Frank E. Morrow - imported order of Old Ivory just in

Carle & Jones 2 stores, Main St, Belfast

>R.W. Corey, Main Street, Pittsfield — R.W. Corey, Main Street, Pittsfield

R.W. Corey<br>China, Glassware, Silverware and Kitchen Furnishings — R.W. Corey
China, Glassware, Silverware and Kitchen Furnishings

R.W. Corey. New 1904 Patterns of Old Ivory — R.W. Corey
New 1904 Patterns of Old Ivory

R.W. Cory. Old Ivory for 1905 — R.W. Cory
Old Ivory for 1905

T.F. Corey. Old Ivory China and Erector Sets! — T.F. Corey
Old Ivory China and Erector Sets!

T.F. Cory The Gift Store China Suggestions

C.E. Lunt. Have You Seen the NEW NO 213 OLD IVORY (1913) — C.E. Lunt
Have You Seen the NEW NO 213 OLD IVORY (1913)

D. & F. Merchant's Voting Contest. Prize #63 - Old Ivory Chocolate Set — D. & F. Merchant's Voting Contest
Prize #63 - Old Ivory Chocolate Set

Page, Spearing & Co., Guilford. Dealers in Stoves, Furnaces, Tinware, Crocker and Lamps Also Plumbers and Dealers in Plumbing Goods — Page, Spearing & Co., Guilford
Dealers in Stoves, Furnaces, Tinware, Crocker and Lamps Also Plumbers and Dealers in Plumbing Goods

Bank Square and Elm St, Guilford (1950s)

Pearson, The Jeweler (successor to Jewett & Co.). All Old Ivory China owned by the Jewett Co. goes at 40% discount — Pearson, The Jeweler (successor to Jewett & Co.)
All Old Ivory China owned by the Jewett Co. goes at 40% discount

Pearson, The Jeweler still has lots of Old Ivory to sell

P.T. Bubar Jeweler & Optometrist, Mars Hill

Mars Hill Business District circa 1915 (no paved streets)

Fort Fairfield Business District circa 1905 (no paved streets here either)

Goodhue The Jeweler. Notice our import of new Old Ivory — Goodhue The Jeweler
Notice our import of new Old Ivory

Goodhue The Jeweler - Old Ivory at Cut Prices

Goodhue The Jeweler. Old Ivory Sale - the best patterns at the finest quality — Goodhue The Jeweler
Old Ivory Sale - the best patterns at the finest quality

Goodhue The Jeweler. Sale on last remnants of Old Ivory stock — Goodhue The Jeweler
Sale on last remnants of Old Ivory stock

Goodhue The Jeweler. Secured a good stock of Old Ivory before the war broke out — Goodhue The Jeweler
Secured a good stock of Old Ivory before the war broke out

Goodhue The Jeweler - Old Ivory Sale. Hard telling when we will be able to secure any more — Goodhue The Jeweler - Old Ivory Sale
Hard telling when we will be able to secure any more

Thank You! Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Poconos Bear Family — Thank You!
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Poconos Bear Family