Portrait of Ben Rensch, circa 1888

A. Rensch & Co. was a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this. This digital image helps document the store's one-hundred-year history and the family's service to customers and community.