Belt Buckle owned by James Harold "Hodge" Waters, founder and operator of the Fork Restaurant. The buckle features a firetruck in the center; he was also a volunteer firefighter for the Greer Fire Department.
Fork Restaurant keyring with a rotating adjustable calendar. Text:
THE FORK RESTAURANT
Regular Dinners
Short Orders – Sandwiches
Dial 877-5771
For Carry Out Service
Hwy. 29 At Poinsett Dr.
Greer, S. C.
Excellent Food
Small keyring with two matching aluminum Yale keys. Labeled "The Fork Restaurant" with fountain pen on one side; preprinted "Greer Remodeling Co., 404 Trade Street, Greer, SC Phone 877-4503" on the back.
Unused postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Wingo's Motel and Esso Service Station. Wingo's was located on the northeast corner of Wade Hampton and Hillcrest Drive at 1338 West Wade Hampton. The original service station, shown in the photograph, still stands as of January 2025; the store awning is still in place, the open service bay has been enclosed, and an addition has been added to the north end.
Reproduction of an original. Photograph, 8x10. John Landrum Bomar, 26 Oct 1854 – 17 May 1930, was the son of William and Elizabeth Bomar. His wife, Dora Matilda Jenkins Bomar, 1857 – 3 March 1932, was the daughter of Ike and Mary Jenkins. They had at least three children: Oscar Kattlett Bomar, 1883–1959; Mary Elizabeth Bomar Meares, 1891–1968; and Frances Lillian "Fannie" Bomar O'Neal, 1895–1926.
James Harold “Hodge” Waters was the founder and operator of the original Fork Restaurant and the Fork Restaurant #2. He was the son of Ben and Beulah Edwards Waters of Greer; Ben owned and operated Waters Cut Rate Furniture Company.
Cardstock hand fan with wooden stick handle. Front shows a painting by Frederic Gauley titled "A Real Thrill" picturing a boy in a red coat excitedly catching a fish, with a dog jumping beside him.
The reverse features advertising for Greer Bakery.
