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Bandana from the 20th annual Hobo Run.

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…

Beer can from Lord Hobo Brewing Company.

T-shirt from a Hobo Joe's restaurant in Madill, Oklahoma.

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

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.

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.

Beer can from Hobo Beer Company.