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blue shirt

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa. Doll made by Helen Pechota.

Beer bottle from Algoma Brewing.

Beer can from Dust Bowl Brewing.

Beer can from Hobo Beer Company.

Traditionally, travelers would bake bread over a jungle fire in a #10 tin can. Today, many bakeries have used the hobo figure for business reasons, including the naming of businesses.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

These were the cigar leaf scraps from the cigar maker’s bench - cheap cut-off pieces that fell on the floor during the cigar making process. They were sold cheaply because there was no use for them – cigar clippings could not be used to make…

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa. Creator unknown.