Shoe Display Pieces, Boxes, Lasts and Polish

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.

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. === 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.

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.