Fells True Value Hardware Co.

Fells True Value Hardware is a Winchester hardware store whose motto is “Fells Hardware, the friendly hardware store.” Owned and operated through four generations of the Ryan family, it serves Winchester and the surrounding communities. Visitors are offered complimentary peanuts and can browse the photo albums kept on the front counter, small touches that fit the store’s pitch as a place where everybody knows your name and that sits only a few minutes from home.

The store originally opened in 1927 and later joined forces with True Value, which it describes as the largest hardware chain in the country. Fells is closely tied to town life: it supports the Winchester youth sports program at every level for both boys and girls, and it sponsors the Mission of Deeds as its chosen charity. Its listing urges shoppers to “think outside the box” and choose a neighborhood store instead.

What to Know

• Fells joined forces with True Value in 1972.
• The Winchester Chamber of Commerce named the store its 2010 Citizens of the Year.
• The store says neighbors call it “part of the heart of Winchester.”
• The chamber directory lists it under product repair and service.