Cliff in New York City 1993 

To my customers old and new.

Even with this economy sales continue at a brisk pace. Every month results in an increase in business. New items are added every week with most being in stock. Low prices, volume pricing, a positive attitude have all contributed to this years success. "We thank you, our customers.

Clifford Rufkahr

Questions? Call Cliff at 573.445.3599 Available most days from 8am to 4pm central. After hours too, but please no calls after 9pm. Many sources of hardware are available.

 

 Cliff and Eve were married on March 20th 2006. She is an a pharmacist and chef with a culinary degree.

 Cliff's accomplishments past and present include:

Commercial Artist for Eller & Gannett Outdoor.

Manager of Family Pepsi Business. St Charles MO.

Antique Dealer

Home Builder, Crow Rufkahr Homes with sales of approximately 75-90 homes per year in St Charles MO.

Real Estate Sales with Gundaker Better Homes & Garden, St Louis.

Rufkahrs Hardware, mail order sales of hardware since 1988.

 

 

Artwork By Cliff Rufkahr

Art collecting, a Hobby and Investment

 

Former Mountain Home

 

  

Columbia Home

  

Former Beach House

 1957 photo, Cliff, Larry, Kevin & Dad.

1988 photo of the last day in the family Pepsi Business.

 

Pepsi Bottle from Pensacola FL Escambia Bottling Works. Rare Pepsi Bottle in Icy Blue. Much rarer than the Hutchinson pictured below.

Very rare Pepsi sticker attached to an enveloped postmarked 1905.

 

Rare "Drape" Pepsi Bottle from New Bern, North Carolina, birthplace of the Pepsi-Cola in 1898. Bottle size make it unusual.

 

Pepsi Ten Pin, Richmond VA

 

Extremely rare Pepsi one gallon syrup jug

 

Rare Pepsi N. Wilkeboro NC bottle

 

Pepsi 8 sided from Richmond VA

 

Early and extremely rare Pepsi bottle circa 1925-1930. There may be as few as 5 or 6 of these anywhere.

 

Charlottesville VA Pepsi

 

Early Pepsi Bottle from Pensacola FL. Odd shape but not the "First Pepsi Bottle" as it is sometimes called.

 

Pepsi Straw Box circa 1940, has a clear plastic opening so that original 500 straws can be seen

 

Early "Drape" Pepsi Bottle from New Bern, North Carolina, birthplace of the Pepsi-Cola in 1898. Bottle is circa 1925

 

1940 Buddy L Wooden Toy Pepsi Truck, near mint. Rarely seen in mint condition

 

Proto type Pepsi Bottle circa 1950s. One of a kind made by a glass company to sell glass to bottlers. This bottle has two different surface, half on one side and half on the other side, to show two styles on one bottle.

 

Early Tip Tray Circa 1910. Very tough find in any shape

Buffalo Lick Bottle from Charlotte NC with piece of paper label still on the bottle. This is an extremely rare bottle

Reverse Painted Glass Pepsi Sign with wooden frame

 Ceramic Pepsi holder for napkins

 

Pepsi diplay for the new swirl bottle, late 1950s

 

Pepsi Foil Label Quart Bottle

 

Pepsi Straw Box from 1940s

 

24oz Pepsi bottle from bethlehem PA another hard to find bottle

 

Bottle from the Bradham Pharmacy in New Bern NC. Pepsi was developed in this pharmacy by Caleb Bradham. These bottles come in six sizes.

 

Nice early bottle from Nashville TN

 Tribute to Skye

 For Hurricane Katrina Victims

World Trade Center as it was in 1992.

 Love & Thoughts