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Hobo Natural Pear Wood Beard & Stache Comb
A comb was indispensable for the hobo to neaten hair & beard to appear well-groomed during his job hunting. The hobo beard oil (from HoboCompany, Hutto, TX) goes with this display, plus any other grooming aides in the collection.
The Hobo Company…
The Hobo Company…
The Historic Graffiti Society pamphlet
Pamphlet from The Hobo Graffiti Society the details the historic significance of hobo codes and graffiti.
Hobo Convention poster
1980 poster advertising the 80th annual Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Descriptions of rail lines to Britt.
The Last American Romantic article
Magazine article featuring early arrivals at the 1979 hobo convention in Britt. History of hoboing in America and history of the Britt convention. Feature of Steamtrain Maury and many other popular hoboes of the time.
The American Pocket Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Bound leather book, 15th edition printed in 1934, Contains the pronunciation and definition of all the principal terms used in medicine, surgery, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, and kindred sciences: with over 60 extensive tables, very…
"Dead end: retirement next door for hobo Connecticut Slim" article
Article featuring Connecticut Slim on stories from the road. Publisher/source unknown. Date unknown.
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…