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Old Posted Mar 12, 2015, 9:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tovangar2 View Post
Thank you, but I'm still confused by "The 2 Johns Sample Rooms" bit as it boxed within a common border with the beer advert. Were/are "sample rooms" a thing?
I strongly suspect that this was another way of describing a show room or a display area for wares. There are many CD listings for sample rooms. For example, in 1909, LA Fireworks Co. advertised an office and sample room at 410 E Third Street. http://rescarta.lapl.org:8080/ResCar...00007/00000002
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