When you step into our 1840's era barn, you'll feel like you've stepped back 100 years in time. At Lehman's, being old-fashioned is always in fashion. That's why our massive, 32,000-square-foot retail store contains four pre-Civil War buildings, including a Buggy Barn cinema, where you can relax on Amish-made hickory church pews while learning about organic gardening, oil lamp restoration or wood stove maintenance.
Jay Lehman founded the store in 1955 to serve the local Amish and others
without electricity. His vision was to preserve the past for future
generations. "I was concerned that some day the Amish would not be able
to maintain their simple ways of life because these products would no
longer be available," he said. His goal was, and still is, to provide
authentic, historical products to those seeking a simpler life.
What
started as a tiny hardware store employing Jay's father, brother and
sister today has become the world's largest purveyor of historical
technology. Lehman's
ships old-fashioned, non-electric merchandise all over the world
through our catalogs and website. Our diverse customer base includes
missionaries and doctors working in developing countries; homesteaders
and environmentalists living in remote areas; people with unreliable
electricity living on islands and mountains; second home owners,
hunters, fishers and cabin dwellers; the 'chronically nostalgic,' and
even Hollywood set designers looking for historically accurate period
pieces.
If
you think it isn't made anymore, check with Lehman's before you give
up. And next time you're in Ohio's Amish Country, stop by our store on
the square in Kidron. We'd love to show you around.
