Cash Bargain House Price List

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cash Bargain House Price List, collection dates, Ms2025-087, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection consists of a single, undated, typed price list for Cash Bargain House, a retailer located in Cifax Virginia.
Language:
The materials in this collection are written in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Cash Bargain House Price List, collection dates, Ms2025-087, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a single, undated, typed price list for Cash Bargain House; a retailer located in Cifax Virginia. The document consists of typed lists of goods the business offered, along with handwritten prices for each good. The goods listsed include both non-food goods such as textiles and finished garments as well as dry goods, poultry, dairy, and fruit. The document also includes a list of suppliers for the business.

Acquisition information:
The contents of this collection were purchased by the Virginia Tech Special Collections and Archives in April of 2020.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Cash Bargain House Price List was completed in November 2025.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
History of Food and Drink