Old Time Hardware

These men and their wives were in no hurry. Kind of a Mayberry afternoon in front of the local hardware store. Although the one pictured here is not one of them, there are still a  few "old time hardware stores" in Ohio. "Old time" hardware’s have big front porches,  wooden floors inside with a few buckets turned upside-down so you can sit and visit. Things hang on the ceiling, nails in metal bins with an antique scale to weigh them.  You can find everything from chainsaw chains to crock pots and non-electric appliances... even a hand powered washing machine.