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Dubben Brothers Hardware, Page One

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Dubben Brothers, Delhi, New York

My wife and I drove into Delhi, New York, while taking a "trip back in time" to Oneonta, where we met 38 years ago while attending college. Delhi, a small town with a rich agricultural history, is about 20 miles south of Oneonta. My wife spotted an interesting item in the window of a hardware store on Main Street, so we wandered in. I took one look and ran to the car for my camera.
 
I asked the owner, "Is this a store or a museum?" He laughed and replied, "A little bit of both, I guess." With its oiled floor and its amazing stock of nearly every hardware item known to man, Dubben Brothers was irresistible. The building was built in 1869, and it's been a hardware store for over 100 years. The sketch of the building is on the store's website, and is reproduced with permission.

Dubben Brothers website

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Dubben Brothers Hardware (1), Delhi, NY (2006)

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Dubben Brothers Hardware (2), Delhi, NY (2006)

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