3 Mini Shoe Horns 6” long
3 Mini Shoe Horns 6” long in the shape of a shoe with a 1” heel. Celluloid or bakelite faux mother of pearl.
a. Grey with stemmed red flower and black heels. Mini Shoe Horns 6” long in the shape of a shoe with a 1” heel. Celluloid or bakelite faux mother of pearl.
b. Yellow with a red flower decal and red heels. Mini Shoe Horns 6” long in the shape of a shoe with a 1” heel. Celluloid or bakelite faux mother of pearl.
c. Pink with a spray of tiny blue and white flowers and 7 clear rhinestones, black heels. Mini Shoe Horns 6” long in the shape of a shoe with a 1” heel. Celluloid or bakelite faux mother of pearl.
American white kid shoes with Fenelon bow
Pair of American white kid shoes with Fenelon bow (a multi-looped bow) on vamp, elastic strap across center. DATE: Circa 1840 to 1865.
Black crepe evening pumps w/silver and gold leather trim
Black crepe evening pumps w/silver and gold leather trim and buckled strap at base of throat, just above the vamp; rhinestone studded buckle; silver leather 2-1/2” Louis heel. Lined in white kid. Inner sole of left shoe says: Laird Schober & Co., Philadelphia, right shoe: T.A. Chapman Co., Milwaukee. Shoe probably a copy from shoemaker Costa of Paris. DATE: Mid-1920s.
Black shoes w/1 leather band across throat
Black shoes w/1” leather band across throat, just under triangular stand-up tongue; band has 2 small button holes with 1/4” diameter gray pearl buttons; 2-1/2” brownish black stacked wood, narrow and extremely pointed vamp. Lining white kid. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915.
Black shoes w/two eyelets, black velvet laces
Black shoes w/two eyelets, black velvet laces and pointed leather tongue, black stacked wood 2-1/2” Louis heel. Narrow and extremely pointed vamp, brown leather lining, inner sole says: Feltman-Curme. Factory in Portland, Oregon. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915/20.
Black silk dress pump with 2-1/2” silk covered Louis heel
Black silk dress pump with 2-1/2” silk covered Louis heel; narrow vamp, pointed toe slightly rounded; decoratively patterned with tiny steel beads and small clear rainbow glass like beads. Lining black leather. Inner soles of both shoes say: Marshall Field & Co., Chicago. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915.
Boots with embroidered roses and leaves
Boots with pointed toes, black leather vamps, sides and across the back. Leather 2” up from sole. Uppers are fabric, with 16 to 18 metal eyelets, cotton laces, aglets and black stacked Louis wood heels. DATE: 1890 to early 1900s.
White fabric uppers covered with embroidered roses and leaves in black and silvery white. Tongue also embroidered. Round white laces, eyelets and silver metal aglets. Label: O’Conner and Goldberg.
Boots, brownish black leather high top
12” Brownish black leather high top Boots, pointed toes with 5 clover leaf cut outs on each side of the 24 eyelets. Boots have black and brown laces, black stacked wood heels and black rubber soles.
Boots, 10″ black patent leather
10” black patent leather high top Boots, pointed toes, 17 metal eyelets, round narrow black laces, 2” slightly curved black stacked wood heels, left boot has 1/4” bubble rubber on bottom of heel. Well worn, patent cracked, laces torn, part of the sole of the left boot has separated from shoe and part of the sole has worn through.
2010.46.4 9” brown leather high top Boots, with rounded toes, 17 brown metal eyelets and wide brown laces, 1-1/2” wood heel. Very heavy well worn work boots.
Boots, 6″ caramel color leather
6” caramel color leather Boots with wide rounded toes, side opening with 6 eyelets and brown painted buttons Stitched along center of upper, along the sides and across the vamp, round toe and straight stacked wood heel and sole.
Boots, 9-1/2″ brown leather
9-1/2” brown leather high top Boots with pointed toes, side opening with 16 brown stitched eyelets and brown buttons, 2” wood heel.
Boots, 9″ navy blue leather
9” navy blue leather high top Boots with slightly rounded pointed toes. Side opening with 15 stitched white eyelets and leather covered button. White stitching from the center of the vamp to the throat, down the center back of the boot, along the top of the throat and down the edge of the side opening. Black stacked Louis wood heel.
Boots, 9” brown leather high tops
9” brown leather high top Boots, with rounded toes, 17 brown metal eyelets and wide brown laces, 1-1/2” wood heel. Very heavy well worn work boots.
Boots, black and tan
Black vamps, white canvas uppers with white eyelets and laces and brown aglets. Soles stamped with circular king’s crown logo, Beals & Torrey Shoe Co., Milwaukee.
Boots, black and white Leather
Black vamps, white leather uppers, white eyelets and laces and long brown aglets. 1/2” black leather trim around the throat and four 1/4” leather strips at the center of the back extending 2” under the throat.
DATE: 1890 to early 1900s.
Boots, dark grey with black leather
Boots with pointed toes, black leather vamps, sides and across the back. Leather 2” up from sole. Uppers are fabric, with 16 to 18 metal eyelets, cotton laces, aglets and black stacked Louis wood heels. DATE: 1890 to early 1900s.
Dark grey suede like fabric uppers with black eyelets, dark grey laces and silver metal aglets.
Boots, gray and black
Boots with pointed toes, black leather vamps, sides and across the back. Leather 2” up from sole. Uppers are fabric, with 16 to 18 metal eyelets, cotton laces, aglets and black stacked Louis wood heels. DATE: 1890 to early 1900s.
Grey wool uppers with white eyelets, laces and aglets.
Boots, military green 7-1/2″
7-1/2” Boots with wide rounded toes with black leather vamp and 2” leather sides and back. Military green center and upper, side opening with 14 eyelets and black round buttons. 1-1/2” black stacked wood heel. Gold stamp on right shoe lining says, Hamilton Brown Makers Shoe Co. and American Girl Special. Logo Stamped on the bottom of the sole of each shoe is company logo and, Boot and Shoe Workers Union, Union Stamp, Factory No. 4. in Columbia, Missouri. Hamilton Brown began manufacturing shoes in 1907. DATE: After 1907 through the Edwardian Period.
Brown leather shoe with 2-1/2 stacked wood Louis heel, 4 leath
Brown leather shoe with 2-1/2” stacked wood Louis heel, 4 leather straps across the throat w/eyelets and small 1/4” round buttons; narrow vamp, pointed toe slightly rounded; straps and vamp patterned w/tiny steel beads and small bronze colored beads. Lining light brown leather. Right shoe’s inner sole says: Carson Pirie Scott & Co. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915.
2010.45.12 Black silk dress pump with 2-1/2” silk covered Louis heel; narrow vamp, pointed toe slightly rounded; decoratively patterned with tiny steel beads and small clear rainbow glass like beads. Lining black leather. Inner soles of both shoes say: Marshall Field & Co., Chicago. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915.
Counter Display Shoe Stands
Shoe Display Stands
48.4 Cast iron, 9” post, 5” diameter round base. Crystal Fix. Co. Chicago, Ill.
48.5 Carved wood stained post that screws on to a triangular base with clawed feet. The post is 19” long and the shoes sit on wood ovals that screw into wood attached to the post. Matches hat stand #2010.44.4b.
48.6 Carved wood stained dark brown, screws on to octagon base with an 8” diameter and 30” long. Shoes sit on wood ovals that screw into a horizontal piece of carved wood.
Covered with multi-colored rhinestone, pointed vamp, rounded toe and 2-1/2 Louis heel covered
Pointed vamp w/rounded toe and 2-1/2” Louis heel covered w/multi colored rhinestones, silver leather 1/4” trim around inside of throat extends to become a strap w/round rose colored rhinestones connecting vamp to back of shoe; back covered in black fabric, leather sole, inner sole Paris” logo and name of company. DATE: 1920s
Dark brown shoes
Dark brown shoes with a scalloped leather overlay around the opening that extends down fanning out at the toe. Toes very pointed. Brown leather laces, 7 metal eyelets.
Ginger brown leather shoes, sharply pointed
Pair of ginger brown leather shoes, sharply pointed with upturned toe. Shoes have a scalloped leather overlay around the opening that extends down to the toe. Narrow brown leather laces and leather tongue. 1” curved wood heel w/pointed back. DATE: mid 1800s.
I Miller brown Shoe Box
I Miller brown Shoe Box, in the center of the lid what looks like a torn piece of white paper, in top left corner says” I. Miller” in black and pictures 3 single shoes, a yellow sandal, red high top boot and blue pump against a gray/black background. 12” x 5” x 3-1/2. First store opened in 1926. DATE: 1926 through early 30s.
Keds, canvas sneakers
Keds, canvas “sneakers.” Pair of high top canvas shoes in natural canvas color, w/12 white eyelets, white fabric laces, 1/2” white rubber heel and rubber sole stamped with circular logo says: United States Rubber Company and Associated Companies; center has raised US; under logo says Keds. DATE: 1920s.
Lady Esquire Shoe Dressing in a clear glass bottle
Lady Esquire Shoe Dressing in a clear glass bottle with an embossed design. Paper label in teal and pink w/black print says “Lady Esquire Shoe Dressing, White Shoe Cleaner, Beautify your Shoes,” with a small pink oval framing a young lady in silhouette. Original teal box has the same picture as the label. On the bottom “mfg. by Knomark Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. makers of quality shoe dressings for more than a quarter of a century.” Some product remains in the bottle. 6” x 2.” DATE: 1940s through mid 50s.
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2010.49.1a Fair Handy Hat Fasteners in original box. Fasteners are black, 4-1/2” long and shaped like a hairpin with a clasp similar to a safety pin. Both the box and card holding the fasteners are white and have the same art work, a photograph of a woman in a red coat holding a hat to show how they are attached. 25c Pair. Detailed directions on back include “Made of best brass, will not rust or corrode, Pat’d April 25,1905.” DATED: Early 1900s.
Leather shoes w/dark brown vamp, tongue and fabric laces
Leather shoes w/dark brown vamp, tongue and fabric laces, 6 eyelets; rest of shoe and 2-1/2” black stacked wood Louis heel. Narrow and very pointed vamp; lining brown leather, inner sole says: Harris-Emery Co., Des Moines, Ia. DATE: Edwardian period, 1900 to 1915.
Long Shoe Horn. Light leaf green with red flowers
Long Shoe Horn. Light leaf green with red flowers towards the top. 18” long.
Long Shoe Horn. Pink with 2 blue flower
Long Shoe Horn. Pink with 2 blue flower towards the top and small hole at edge of curve for hanging. 15” long. In original 16” x 2” x 1-1/4” box. Sides of box covered with blue paper sprayed with gold, the top has lithographic print with a black ground and a floral motif in shades of pink. In the center is printed:This shoe horn with its graceful curve, A useful task will do. When shoes or slippers you find tight ‘Twill ease them on for you
Lord and Taylor leaf green Shoe Box, lid
Lord and Taylor leaf green Shoe Box, lid with one long stem red rose across the center of a stem, known as “The American Beauty Rose” the store logo in 1945. Bottom of box has a mailing form. Box 11” x 6-1/4” x 3-1/2.” DATE: 1945 to early 50s.
O Connor & Goldberg Shoe Box
O’Connor & Goldberg Shoe Box covered w/dark blue paper and gold printing. Pictures a very ornate art nouveau scene depicting an arched trellis w/a lady in a flowing gown on a swing, with the swing’s rope being pulled by a young man. Printed on the sides, “O’Connor & Goldberg Costume Bootery Paris 23 and OG Chicago, Madison Street.” 12” x 5” W x 4” D.
Oxford style white shoes w/navy capped toe
White oxford style shoe w/navy capped toe, 1” navy strap across the throat w/gold buckle, navy stitching around shoe, 2-1/2” black wood heel, 1/2” platform made of cork, synthetic rubber sole. Inner sole says: Combination, all materials man made. (Leather and rubber scarce, requisitioned by army because of WWII.) DATE: 1940s.
Pair of Shoe Trees, celluloid or bakelite
- Pair of Shoe Trees, celluloid or bakelite, in faux emerald green marble, with a painted picture of a flapper with bobbed red hair etched into surface.
- Pair of Shoe Trees, celluloid or bakelite, in brown faux wood, with a painted picture of a bobbed blond haired flapper holding a cigarette with the smoke rising up.
- Pair of Shoe Trees, celluloid or bakelite, in olive green faux mother of pearl, w/a painted blue stemmed flower and green leaves.
Pair of Shoe Trees, thick vanished wood 8” long with pointed toe and rounded heel
Pair of Shoe Trees, thick vanished wood 8” long with pointed toe and rounded heel. At the heel is a round hole for the 8” wood screw. Screw can be raised or lowered to accommodate varying heel heights. “Ladies Size Medium,” Watts’s Patent.
Pair of Toe Shoe Trees, pumpkin color celluloid
Pair of Toe Shoe Trees, pumpkin color celluloid with steel mechanism along the bottom that allows for a slight adjustment of the width when the tree is squeezed along the opening. It becomes slightly smaller while the front end of the toe remains stationery. Toe has a 1-1/2” gold decal with a black silhouette of a woman with an umbrella.
Platform Shoes, deep red suede
Deep red suede platform Shoes, w/open toe (peep toe) vamp w/1/2” side cutout, ankle strap, a 5” heel w/a 1-1/2” platform including 3/4” black leather section between vamp and platform. Inner sole w/gold lettering says, “design by Evins.” Minimum amount of leather used on shoes because of WWII. DATE: 1940s.
Pumps, white with rounded toes
White pumps with rounded toes. 4 cork circles sit on vamp in pyramid fashion, largest on the bottom w/2” diameter. Sole and bottom of 1-3/4” heel painted green, sides of circles yellow, green and red. Inner sole says: Di Scarla, Fashions from Italy, Custom Made; also says: Man Made Materials. Leather and rubber were scarce, having been requisitioned by the Army for WWII. DATE: 1940s.
Purse size celluloid Shoe Hook, Shoe Horn and Shoe Shine Fabric
Purse size rectangular red faux marble piece of celluloid, with attached shoe horn and button hook, the bottom covered in a soft flannel like fabric for shining shoes. 2” x 2-3/4.”
Red velveteen wedge Shoes
Red velveteen wedge Shoes w/open toe (peep toe,) lucite type plastic vamp w/red fabric flower in center. Wedge has a 4-1/2” heel and is 1-3/4” under vamp. Inner sole says: Sweet Step. No leather used on shoes because of WWII. DATE: 1940s.
Rubber and canvas Galoshes 10-1/2″
Black 10-1/2” Galoshes have rubber sole and heel and black canvas with 4 black metal adjustable buckles. Stamped on bottom of sole company logo, Servus Rubber Co., Rock Island, Ill. White canvas lining with faux fur on back of tongue.
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2010.46.9b Black rubber Galoshes, raised tongue and heel, low cut to accommodate the shoes. Waffled sole and heel. Size 4-1/2 M. Stamped on bottom of sole with a logo, is M Ball Band, Ishawaka.
Rubber Galoshes for over shoes
Black rubber Galoshes, raised tongue and heel, low cut to accommodate the shoes. Waffled sole and heel. Size 4-1/2 M. Stamped on bottom of sole with a logo, is M Ball Band, Ishawaka.
Shoe Trees
3 Pairs of Shoe Trees with steel spring stems and wood tips, 2 stained, 1 painted pink.
Pair of Shoe Trees with steel spring stems covered in pink velvet, tips fabric covered floral motif in pinks and beiges w/grosgrain ribbon trim.
Pair of Shoe Trees with steel spring stems covered w/gathered pink satin fabric and orchid painted tips.
Shoe Trees in Chinese Art Deco Motif
Pair of Shoe Trees in Chinese art deco motif. Steel spring stem covered with multicolored fabric. Wood tips, toe painted black with a rose flower border and in the center a gold design suggestive of Chinese lettering in center. Back shoe tip oval shaped painted head of a Chinese lady. DATE: 1920s
Pair of Shoe Trees, steel spring stem covered with shirred tangerine silk satin ribbon. Wood tips painted tangerine, toes have a decal of a woman in a gold gown and the back tip decal the woman’s face in profile. Art deco motif. DATE: 20s/30s
Pair of Shoe Trees, teal colored steel spring stem with wooden tips, cream painted butterfly and ribbon bow on toe. DATE: 1940s
Shoe Trees with steel stems and raised mechanism
Shoe Trees with steel stems and raised mechanism that when squeezed will shorten the stem and after being inserted in the shoe can be released to expand its length.
a. 2 Pairs with varnished wood tips.
b. 1 single Tree painted black, toe stamped “Florsheim Women’s Shoe
Shoe Trees, 3 pairs with varnished wood toes
3 Pairs of Shoe Trees with varnished wood toes attached to a curved steel wire stem. Stem has both smooth and braided surfaces with a small loop at the top for hanging.
Slippers, 9” black boot style
9” black boot styled Slippers, satin type fabric, w/wide tongue and and 3 black 1” ribbon bows along upper; 1-1/2” trim around upper opening and throat gives appearance of fur, could be crocheted; leather sole. DATE: Early 1900s.
