Abe Shenker was The Junk Man. He set up a business in 1900 buying and
selling scrap iron, copper, hides, tallow, rope and other materials from his junk yard in Woodsfield, Ohio. Mr Shender, who was known as the Junk Man,
was one of the original recyclers and made a good business of it. He employed 4 teams and wagons to gather
junk material throughout Monroe and neighboring counties. He would then sort and ship his junk in
carload lots to the appropriate markets.
Picture from the book, Souvenir of Woodsfield and Monroe County 1906
issued by The Monroe County Republican, Woodsfield, Ohio, 1906
Photo scanned and provided by Richard Harrington -- e-mail: richardharrington@cox.net
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