Simpler Life Remains the Draw of Ohio ‘Low-Tech Superstore’
Originally a hardware store that served the Amish, Lehman’s has grown into a destination for homesteaders, nostalgia seekers, and those who want to be prepared.
Lehman's in Kidron, Ohio is known as a "low tech superstore" carrying a wide assortment of non-electric appliances and preparedness items, among other products that cater to the Amish, homesteaders, and nostalgia seekers. Courtesy of Lehman's
KIDRON, Ohio—Surrounded by rows of shelves lined with lanterns, Kim Ashton contemplates what to buy.
She drove more than an hour from her northeast Ohio home to Lehman’s, a time-capsule store in Kidron that can best be described as a low-tech superstore where customers can purchase non-electric items that are otherwise difficult to find.
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