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Launching the Mid-Ohio Expo and Consignment Auction

“A lot of equipment sold well — harness leather, sewing machines, a lot of hand tools and saddles, a lot of tack and a lot of rolls of leather — anything related to leatherwork.”
— John Raber, owner, operator, Hillside Harness Hardware

When one door closes, another door opens.

That old saying pretty much sums up what John Raber, owner and operator of Hillside Harness Hardware in Millersburg, Ohio, had experienced last year.

It all started when Weaver Leather, LLC, a leather goods manufacturing, distribution and retail the event had become a long-standing tradition. “A lot of people enjoyed that auction,” he said.

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