Hardware Stores serving Lehigh Valley. Rated 4.4/5 (275 reviews). From their website: Four generations of unparalleled customer service and of course, hardware. If heaven were a hardware store, then entrepreneur Placido Antonio Cantelmi, an Italian immigrant, found it when he launched Cantelmi's Hardware in 1922 on the South Side of Bethlehem. By 1939, Placido's Louis was on hand helping out, as were other staffers known for their service, and often quick wit. Louis and his son Rick, decided to first expand Cantelmi's Hardware in 1987, by moving a few doors down the tree-lined bl