Tools, farming equipment and building supplies were sold at the hardware store.

• tools used for building and gardening (axe, hammer, shovel. saw, rake, pitchfork)
• other hardware: door knobs, hinges, latches, screens, window glass, nails, locks, keys
• equipment : plow and plow parts, wagons, wheels for wagons
• lanterns, milk cans, iron kettles, tubs and pails
• washing machines, sewing machines, stoves, bed frames
• guns, gunpowder and ammunition, knives
• lumber, wire and sheets of tin