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2 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 14, Spring/Summer 2007
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ABOUT THE COVER
By Nancy Wilson
As a child I remember
having a few things around
the house that were forbidden. The lamps on the
front cover had a huge
imaginary “Do Not Touch”
label on them. They sat
quietly on my parents’
dresser, their alluring eyes
taunting me to come and
play. I never succumbed
to that temptation, and
now I’m glad I didn’t. I
have since learned that they
are Royal Copley figurines. They are in fantastic
shape, with no nicks or
cracks caused by a careless
child’s hands. Although I
have seen the figurines
various places, I have never
seen them in lamp form
anywhere.
Joe Devine, author of Collecting Royal Copley plus
Royal Windsor & Spaulding,
says Spaulding China did
not make any lamps. So
these two figurines from
the Oxford Assortment,
“Royal Copley Pottery
with a Pedigree,” must
have been purchased and
applied to lamp bases by
another company.
I must have been too
young to remember when
they came into our house.
It seems they were always
there. The bottom of the
lamp bases are marked
‘S.S.N.Y. 610.’ I have no
idea what that means. My
parents had roots in New
York State, and perhaps
they purchased the lamps
while there on vacation
visiting relatives. Perhaps
there’s no reference to
New York at all in those
letters. Also I’m not sure
the shades are original. I
do remember that my
parents’ room didn’t have
the lavender color scheme
until the mid-to-late 50’s.
So here I am with these
lamps that conjure up such
pleasant memories. I
don’t need them, but do I
really want to sell them?
I’m not so sure.
Editor’s Note : There is an
article on Royal Copley
elsewhere in this issue.
AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 14, Spring/Summer 2007 /
APRIL
14 Dutch Market Day
Borkholder Dutch Village,
1 A Salute to Zane Grey
Nappanee IN (547) 773The National Road/Zane
2828
Grey Museum, Zanesville
19 – 22 Spring Paint-Out
OH (740) 872-3143
Historic New Harmony IN
1 Ventura Flea Market
(812) 682-3407
Ventura Co FG, Ventura
21 – 22 Springfield
CA (323) 560-7469
Antique Show & Flea
1 Antiques in April
Market Clark Co FG,
Monroe Co Community
Springfield OH (937) 325College, Monroe MI (734)
0053
384-4201
22 Columbus 2007 Mid
1 Kane County Antique
OH Doll Show Aladdin
Flea Market Kane Co FG,
Temple Shrine, Columbus
St. Charles IL
OH (614) 837-5573
(630) 377-2252
22 Sandwich Antiques
1 – 7 Zanesville Art
Market Fairgrounds, US
Center Exhibition
34, Sandwich IL (815) 786Zanesville Art Center,
3337
Zanesville OH
26 “Changing Household
(740) 452-0741
Technology” Heritage
6 First Friday Celebration Center, Springfield OH
of the Arts Downtown
(937) 324-0657
Zanesville OH
28 – 29 Maysville KY
740-455-8282
Antique & Craft Expo
7 – 8 Flea-n-Tique
King Burley Tobacco Whse,
Montgomery Co FG,
Maysville KY (606) 564Dayton OH (937) 256-5051 6240
7 – 8 Urbana Antique
28 – 29 Collector’s Club
Show & Flea Market
Gathering Longaberger
Champaign Co FG, Urbana Homestead 5563 Raiders
OH (937) 788-2058
Road, Frazeysburg, OH
8 Rose Bowl Flea Market
740-322-5588
Rose Bowl, Pasadena CA
(323) 560-7469
MAY
8 Grayslake 2nd Sunday
Antique Market Lake Co
4 First Friday CelebraFG, Grayslake IL
tion of the Arts Down(715) 526-9769
town Zanesville OH 74013 – 15 Scott Antique
455-8282
Market – Atlanta Atlanta 5 – 6 Kane County
Expo Ctr, Atlanta GA
Antique Flea Market
(740) 569-4112
Kane Co FG, St. Charles IL
13 – 15 French 500 Flea
(630) 377-2252
Market Gallia Co Junior
5 – 6 Harmonie Hundred
FG, Gallipolis, OH
Bike Ride Historic New
(740) 446-4120
Harmony IN (812) 68214 Ohio Country Antique 3407
Show Roberts Convention
Ctr, Wilmington OH
Show & Flea Market
(513) 738-7256
Champaign Co FG, Urbana
14 – 15 Ann Arbor
OH (937) 788-2058
Antiques Market 5055
5 – 6 Lebanon ConservaAnn Arbor Saline Rd, Ann
tory Foundation Antique
Arbor MI (352) 771-8928
Show Warren Co FG, 665
14 Mega Garage Sale/
N. Broadway, Lebanon OH
Flea Market Borkholder
(513) 875-0808
Dutch Village, Nappanee
5 Ohio Gas 2007 PetroIN (547) 773-2828
leum & Game Room Show
14 – 15 Chocolate Festival Airport Expo Center,
Village of Washington KY
Dayton OH (937) 890(606) 759-7423
4486
CA (323) 560-7469
6 Centreville 1st Sunday
Antique Market St.
Joseph Co - Grange FG,
Centreville MI (715) 5269769
6 Tri-State Antiques
Market Lawrenceburg FG,
Lawrenceburg IN (513)
738-7256
11 – 13 Scott Antique
Market – Atlanta Atlanta
(740) 569-4112
12 Dutch Market Day
Nappanee IN (547) 7732828
12 – 13 Customer
Appreciation Weekend
Exit 76 Antiques Mall,
Edinburg IN (812) 5267676
FG, Grayslake IL (715)
526-9769
(323) 560-7469
Antique Extravaganza
Clark Co FG, Springfield
OH (937) 325-0053
20 Ann Arbor Antiques
Market 5055 Ann Arbor
Saline Rd, Ann Arbor MI
(352) 771-8928
34, Sandwich IL (815) 7863337
26 Grayslake All-Nite
526-9769
27 Old Main Street
Antique Show Main St,
Waynesville OH (513) 8978114
30 – June 3 Historic
National Road Yard Sale
Baltimore to St. Louis along
the National Road/S.R. 40
in Zanesville OH (76) 8256295
31 National Imperial
Glass Collectors Convention NIGCS Museum,
Bellaire OH/Belmont
Technical College, Belmont
OH (702) 349-7631
JUNE
1 First Friday Celebration (323) 560-7469
16 – 17 Milwaukee WI
Zanesville OH 740-455Antique Market Wiscon8282
sin State Fair Park,
1 – 3 National Imperial
Milwaukee WI (715) 526Glass Collectors Conven9769
tion NIGCS Museum,
16 – 17 Milwaukee
Bellaire OH/Belmont
Antique Market WisconTechnical College, Belmont
sin State Fair Park,
OH (702) 349-7631
Milwaukee WI (715) 5261 “The Evolution of
9769
Recorded Music”
Heritage Center, Springfield Market Fairgrounds, US
OH (937) 324-0657
34, Sandwich IL (815) 7862 – 3 Michigan Antique & 3337
Collectible Festival FG,
Midland MI (989) 687Market 5055 Ann Arbor
9001
2 Great Geauga Antique
(352) 771-8928
Market Geauga Co FG,
20 23 Dresden HomecomBurton OH (440) 632-9399 ing Dresden OH (740)
2 – 3 Kane County
754-3401 or (800) 315-1809
Antique Flea Market
22 – 24 ‘Dish Camp’
Ceramics Conference
(630) 377-2252
Eastfield Village, Nassau
NY (518) 766-2422
Show & Flea Market
Champaign Co FG, Urbana Flea Market Kane Co FG,
OH (937) 788-2058
St. Charles IL (630) 3773 Ventura Flea Market
2252
30 Independence Day
CA (323) 560-7469
Celebration Longaberger
Homestead 5563 Raiders
Antique Market St.
Road, Frazeysburg, OH
740-322-5588
JULY
Market Lawrenceburg FG, 1 Centreville 1st Sunday
Antique Market St.
738-7256
Centreville MI (715) 526Market – Atlanta Atlanta 9769
(740) 569-4112
9 Mega Garage Sale/Flea Lawrenceburg IN (513)
Market Borkholder Dutch 738-7256
Village, Nappanee IN
(547) 773-2828
Flea Market Kane Co FG,
9 Dutch Market Day
St. Charles IL (630) 377Borkholder Dutch Village,
2252
Nappanee IN (547) 7734 Stars & Stripes On The
2828
River Zane’s Landing Park,
9 – 10 Golden Raintree
Zanesville OH (740)453Antique Show Main
7889
Street/Ribeyre Gymnasium, 4 July 4 Celebration &
New Harmony IN (812)
Picnic Thralls Opera
682-3407
House/Maclure Park, New
10 Grayslake 2nd Sunday Harmony IN (812) 682Antique Market Lake Co
3407
526-9769
6 First Friday Celebration
Zanesville OH 740-4558282
6 – 7 Springfield Antique
Show & Flea Market
OH (937) 325-0053
Show & Flea Market
OH (937) 788-2058
526-9769
8Rose Bowl Flea Market
(323) 560-7469
12 – 15 CrooksvilleRoseville Pottery Festival
Crooksville OH (740) 7040431
13 - 15 Scott Antique
(740) 569-4112
14 Summer Outdoor
Market Antiques Market
of Williamston (517) 6551350
14 – 15 Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Saline Rd, Ann
Arbor MI (352) 771-8928
14 – 15 Peddler’s Day
Festival Village of
Hanoverton OH (330) 2231583
14 Dutch Market Day
15 – 31 Christmas in July
16 – 21 Pottery Lovers
Reunion Holiday Inn, Best
Western and Best Value
Inn, Zanesville OH (423)
652-2082
21 – 22 Michigan Antique
& Collectible Festival FG,
Midland MI (989) 687-9001
21 - 22 Customer
Appreciation Weekend
Exit 76 Antiques Mall,
Edinburg IN
(812) 526-7676
21 Late-Nighter Antique
Market Wisconsin State
Fair Park, Milwaukee WI
(715) 526-9769
21 Milwaukee Late-Niter
Antique Market Wisconsin State Fair Park,
Milwaukee WI (715) 5269769
34, Sandwich IL (815) 7863337
27– 29 National Duncan
Glass Society Show &
Sale Alpine Club,
Washington PA (724) 2259950
28 – 31 Dresden Days
Dresden OH (740) 7543401 or (800) 315-1809
AUGUST
1 – 31 Wabash Heritage
Paddlefest Atheneum/
Visitors Center, New
Harmony IN (812) 6823407
1 – 3 Stretch Glass
Society Convention
Comfort Inn, Marietta OH
(740) 965-2643
1 Dresden Homecoming
Dresden OH (740) 7543401 or (800) 315-1809
3 – 4 Antique Flea
Market Pierceton, IN
www.theantiquetown.com
4 – 5 Kane County
Antique Flea Market
(630) 377-2252
738-7256
Antique Market St.
10 - 12 Scott Antique
(740) 569-4112
11 Somerset Antiques
Show Streets of Somerset
PA (814) 445-6431
IN (547) 773-2828
11 Dutch Market Day
526-9769
(323) 560-7469
Antique Show & Flea
Market Clark Co FG,
Springfield OH (937) 3250053
34, Sandwich IL (815) 7863337
Market 5055 Ann Arbor
(352) 771-8928
25 Wheaton All-Night
Antique Show DuPage Co
FG, Wheaton IL (715) 5269769
31 Farmers Pike Festival
Rt. 38 between Hagerstown
& New Castle IN (765)
332-2134
SEPTEMBER
Show & Flea Market
OH (937) 788-2058
1 – 3 Farmers Pike
Festival Rt. 38 between
Hagerstown & New Castle
IN (765) 332-2134
1 – 2 Kane County
Antique Flea Market
(630) 377-2252
1 Centreville Mid-Niter
Antique Market St.
738-7256
2 Old Main Street
Antique Show Main St,
Waynesville OH (513) 8978114
5– 8 Lillian Gish Film
Festival Various locations,
Springfield OH
www.gishfilm.com
7 – 8 Longaberger
Heritage Days
Longaberger Homestead
5563 Raiders Road,
Frazeysburg, OH 740-3225588
(740) 569-4112
526-9769
(323) 560-7469
14 – 15 Nappanee Apple
Festival Borkholder Dutch
(547) 773-2828
Antique Extravaganza
OH (937) 325-0053
14 - 15 Fall Furniture
Festival Borkholder Dutch
(547) 773-2828
15 Great Geauga Antique
Market Geauga Co FG,
Burton OH (440) 632-9399
15 Dutch Market Day
15 – 16 Kunstfest Town
of New Harmony IN (812)
682-3407
15 – 16 Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Saline Rd, Ann
Arbor MI (352) 771-8928
22 – 23 Michigan Antique
& Collectible Festival FG,
Midland MI (989) 6879001
34, Sandwich IL (815) 7863337
CA (323) 560-7469
Flea Market Overnighter
(630) 377-2252
29 – 30 Milwaukee
29 – 30 Milwaukee WI
OCTOBER
6 Dresden Octoberfest
Dresden OH 740-754-3401
6 – 7 Customer Appreciation Weekend Exit 76
Antiques Mall, Edinburg IN
(812) 526-7676
6 – 7 Kane County
Antique Flea Market
(630) 377-2252
6 – 7 Holmes County
Antique Festival Historic
Dntn Millersburg OH (330)
674-6781
Show & Flea Market
OH (937) 788-2058
Antique Market St.
738-7256
11 A Victorian Halloween/The American Magic
Lantern Theater Heritage
Center, Springfield OH
(937) 324-0657
(740) 569-4112
IN (547) 773-2828
13 Dutch Market Day
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2) Calico Gallery (GL, )
135 4th Ave. W., Hendersonville
828-697-2551
Art& Glassware of the 30’s
production continued well
into the 1960s.
Originally head vases were
manufactured for the floral
industry and were made in
many different styles. The
early head vases seem quite
plain as compared to later
designs with glamorous additions like hats, faux pearl
necklaces and earrings,
gloves, hair bows, eyelashes,
and even textiles.
There were many wholesalers/importers of head vases
in the United States. Some of
the biggest were Ceramic Arts
Studio of Madison WI in 1941
(later moved to Japan);
nese, profitability lessened, as Enesco (N. Shure Co. thus
did production. For this rea- Enesco); the 1960s Internason most American head tional Art Ware Corporation
vases were made prior to
1950. Japanese head vase
SEE “VASES” Page 9
Once the war was over and
Japanese products reentered
the American market, US labor costs were unable to compete with those of the Japa-
GETTING A HEAD IN LIFE
One of the definitions of
phenomenon in the Random
House Webster’s College Dictionary is ‘something that is remarkable or extraordinary.’
That word might well be associated with two other
words, ‘head’ and ‘vases.’
The phenomenon that is
‘head vases’ is remarkable.
Originally selling for a couple
dollars, many are now worth
hundreds, some worth thousands.
Lady head vases first appeared in the years prior to
World War II. Then during
the war the American ceramics industry received a boost
by the ban put on Japanese,
German, and Italian imports.
4) Exhausted Rooster Antiques
& Collectibles Mall (AM)
1903 S. Sterling St., Morganton
828-438-8899
“VASES” Cont’d From Page 8 ited with the introduction of
shelf-sitter figurines. In 1955
(INARCO) of Cleveland OH; Sand sold the business and
Bedford OH’s Napco, Na- the company moved to Japan.
tional Potteries Corporation, Many Ceramic Arts Studio
established in 1938; Samson pieces are marked on the base.
Import Co/Reliable Glass- Those that were American
ware & Pottery (Relpo) begun made have “Ceramic Arts
Studio Madison Wisconsin
©”and usually carry the figurine name as well. Another
identifying mark that might
be found is a dab of paint the
company used for inventory
control near the pour hole.
Eugene Freedman founded
what was to become one of
the largest head vase manufacturers in Milwaukee WI in
1959. He soon joined up with
a spin-off wholesale merchandising company, N. Shure Co.
The name was shortened to
N.S.Co, then Enesco. At that
time located in Elk Grove IL,
under the Samson name in
1933; and UCAGCO, United
China & Glass Co., one of the
oldest beginning in 1850.
Ceramic Arts Studio, begun
in 1941, originally sold hand
thrown pots made by the
company founder and artist
Lawrence Rabbitt. Rueben
Sand, business manager for
the company, secured an excellent network of distribution, such as Marshall Field
stores, in Chicago and other
major cities, and grew steadily
until during the 1950s Ceramic Arts Studio was making around 500,000 figurines
a year.
In 1942 Rabbitt left the firm,
and one woman, Betty
Harrington, became responsible for the design of almost
every figurine at Ceramic Arts
Studio, including its head
vases. They were then painted
in brilliant colors by a mostly
female team of artists. As an
aside, the company is cred-
by the 1980s the company
had locations throughout the
US, into Canada, Puerto
Rico, Hong Kong, and Europe. Enesco head vases
made in Japan were marked
exclusively with paper labels.
The National Potteries Corporation (Napco) was located in Bedford OH in 1938.
Irwin Garber, who later
founded INARCO, joined the
company in the mid 40s and
led Napco’s development of
head vases, which carried a
variety of marks, some transfer marks, some paper labels.
The paper labels can be
found with various wording,
“Napco
Originals
by
Giftware,” National Potteries
Co., Cleveland OH Made in
Japan,” and “Napcoware,
Import Japan.”
Irwin Garber founded
INARCO in 1960 in Cleveland
OH as an importer of ceramic
and glass floral containers
and giftware. In 1986, after
the company was purchased
by a Japanese giftware dis-
BELPRE /
MARIETTA, OH
3) Riverview Antiques (AD)
102 Front St., Marietta
740-373-4068
tributor, Napco, the company
moved to Jacksonville FL.
Early marks used by
INARCO were “Cleve Ohio,”
“Japan,” and one with a
globe.
Samuel Krivit founded his
company, Samson Import, in
1933. The company originally
imported ceramic and stoneware vases. When Samuel’s
son, Jerome, created Reliable
Glassware & Pottery Company, or Relpo, it became the
marketing company for
Samson Import.
After
Samuel retired, son Jerome
headed both companies and,
making frequent trips to Japan, developed quite an inventory of floral containers,
which included more than a
dozen varieties of head vases.
An assortment of transfer
marks and paper labels included all segments of the
company … “Reliable Glassware & Pottery, Inc.,”
“Relpo,” and Samson Import
Co.”
United China & Glass Co.,
Inc. is one of the oldest companies to import head vases.
Originally called Abe Mayer
& Co. when he founded it in
1850, during the 1930s the
UCAGCO trademark appeared. The company worked
with many Japanese potteries for the ceramic items it imported. UCAGCO head vases
are known for their high quality and excellent finish. Both
transfer marks and paper labels were applied.
One cannot discuss head
vases without mentioning the
early and unmistakably
styled head vases from Betty
Lou Nichols Ceramics out of
California. Launched during
WWII, the company artists
used innovative techniques to
add ruffled skirts and curled
hair to head vases t o emanate the Gay 90s. Betty Lou
Nichols head vases used
larger hats and longer eyelashes than most, and featured hand-painted marks on
the base. Many were given
ladies’ names. Because of
lack of enforcement of copyright infringements, vases began arriving in the US after
the war looking remarkably
like Betty Nichols’, but lacking the same quality. The
company closed in 1962.
There were many other familiar names in the industry,
like Royal Copley, Lefton,
Hull, and McCoy that have
also released head vases.
Many were not the glamour
girl types. Many were religious figures, some animals,
some cute little children,
clowns and many more.
Head vases have been
widely reproduced, and new
models are being manufactured for today’s gift shops.
The collector must know a
little something about head
vase history when gathering
only vintage head vases. But
if one just likes the look and
light-spirited nature of head
vases, there’s nothing wrong
with purchasing reproductions (of course at a lesser
price than vintage originals)
or even new designs.
A great visual source for
head vase identification is
www.headvasemuseum.com,
where you will find head vases
grouped according to manufacturers, with marks noted,
and with a range of prices for
each. There are also books
solely about the collecting
phenomenon that is head
vases.
OHIO
OHIO CITIES, INSETS AND PAGE NUMBERS
Akron
Alexandria
Anna
Arcanum
Ashland
Attica
Atwater
Avon
Bainbridge
Baltic
Barnesville
Bellefontaine
Bellville
Belpre
Berlin
Bluffton
Bolivar
Branch Hill
Bridgeport
Brookfield
Cairo
Cambridge
Canal Winchester
Canton
Carroll
Carrollton
Castalia
Cedarville
Chagrin Falls
Chardon
Chesapeake
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Circleville
Cleveland
Clifton
Clyde
Columbiana
Columbus
Dayton
Defiance
Delaware
Delta
Dennison
Dover
Duncan Falls
East Liverpool
Elmore
Fairborn
Findlay
Gallipolis
Grand Rapids
Granville
Grove City
Hanoverton
Harmony
Hartville
Hillsboro
Holland
Huber Heights
Jamestown
Kettering
Lakewood
Lancaster
Laura
Lebanon
Leesburg
Lewisburg
Lithopolis
Logan
AKRON/CANTON
GRANVILLE/NEWARK
WAPAKONETA
NORTH DAYTON
MANSFIELD
SANDUSKY AREA
AKRON/CANTON
AVON
HILLSBORO/WASH. C.H.
HOLMES COUNTY
CAMBRIDGE
URBANA/W. LIBERTY
MANSFIELD
BELPRE/MARIETTA
HOLMES COUNTY
FINDLAY
DOVER/STRASBURG
CINCINNATI
WHEELING WV
E. LIVERPOOL/YNGSTOWN
AKRON/CANTON
CAMBRIDGE
LANCASTER
AKRON/CANTON
LANCASTER
DOVER/STRASBURG
SANDUSKY AREA
SPRINGFIELD
CHARDON
CHARDON
HUNTINGTON WV
CHILLICOTHE
CINCINNATI
CHILLICOTHE
CLEVELAND
SPRINGFIELD
SANDUSKY AREA
COLUMBUS
DAYTON
NORTHWEST OH
COLUMBUS
NORTHWEST OH
DOVER/STRASBURG
DOVER/STRASBURG
ZANESVILLE
SANDUSKY AREA
DAYTON
FINDLAY
GALLIPOLIS/LOGAN
TOLEDO
GRANVILLE/NEWARK
COLUMBUS
DOVER/STRASBURG
SPRINGFIELD
AKRON/CANTON
HILLSBORO/WASH C.H.
TOLEDO
DAYTON
WAYNESVILLE
DAYTON
CLEVELAND
LANCASTER
NORTH DAYTON
LEBANON
HILLSBORO/WASH C.H.
NORTH DAYTON
LANCASTER
GALLIPOLIS/LOGAN
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30
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42
28
47
30
31
30
26
47
47
44
51
25
19
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30
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44
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32
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31
48
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London
McConnelsville
Mansfield
Marietta
Marion
Medina
Middletown
Milan
Milford
Montpelier
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Victory
Napoleon
Navarre
New Baltimore
New Concord
New Philadelphia
New Vienna
Newark
Norwalk
Norwich
Oakwood
Oberlin
Oregonia
Painesville
Parkman
Pataskala
Perrysburg
Phillipsburg
Piqua
Portsmouth
Ravenna
Reading
Remington
Ripley
Rockbridge
Ross
Salem
Sharon Center
Sidney
South Vienna
Springfield
St. Henry
St. Marys
Strasburg
Sunbury
Tallmadge
Tiffin
Tipp City
Toledo
Troy
Urbana
Van Buren
Van Wert
Verona
Walnut Creek
Wapakoneta
Washington C.H.
Waterville
Waverly
Waynesville
West Chester
West Liberty
Westerville
Wheelersburg
Willoughby
Wilmington
Woodville
Worthington
Xenia
SPRINGFIELD
ZANESVILLE
MANSFIELD
BELPRE/MARIETTA
COLUMBUS
MEDINA
WAYNESVILLE
SANDUSKY AREA
CINCINNATI
NORTHWEST OH
GRANVILLE/NEWARK
MT. VICTORY
NORTHWEST OH
DOVER/STRASBURG
AKRON/CANTON
CAMBRIDGE
DOVER/STRASBURG
HILLSBORO/WASH C.H.
GRANVILLE/NEWARK
SANDUSKY AREA
ZANESVILLE
DAYTON
AVON
LEBANON
CHARDON
CHARDON
GRANVILLE/NEWARK
TOLEDO
NORTH DAYTON
TIPP CITY
PORTSMOUTH
AKRON/CANTON
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI
RIPLEY
GALLIPOLIS/LOGAN
CINCINNATI
MEDINA
WAPAKONETA
SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGFIELD
WAPAKONETA
WAPAKONETA
DOVER/STRASBURG
SUNBURY/WESTERVILLE
AKRON/CANTON
FINDLAY
TIPP CITY
TOLEDO
TIPP CITY
URBANA/W. LIBERTY
FINDLAY
WAPAKONETA
NORTH DAYTON
HOLMES COUNTY
WAPAKONETA
HILLSBORO/WASH C.H.
TOLEDO
CHILLICOTHE
WAYNESVILLE
CINCINNATI
URBANA/W. LIBERTY
SUNBURY/WESTERVILLE
PORTSMOUTH
CHARDON
HILLSBORO/WASH C.H.
SANDUSKY AREA
SUNBURY/WESTERVILLE
WAYNESVILLE
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30
26
31
46
49
46
51
42
32
33
42
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28
32
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