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Holland, Mich., Do it Best retailer Graafschap Hardware recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, according to the Grand Rapids Press.
The original store was opened in 1860 by A. H. Brink in what is now an antique shop. Seven generations later, Harlan Lubbers operates the current location, which the business moved to in 1986.
