Pair of shoes
Accessories
Inventory number
2026.5.3.2ac.AC.SH.1936.US
Author:
Walk-Over Shoes (American, 1899-1980s)
Description
A pair of black shiny leather Mary Jane shoes with toe caps and asymmetrical straps that splits at the vamps, pass through brass rings on the inside parts of the counter and fasten on the outside with brown mother-of-pearl buttons, have 7 cm high leather covered Cuban heels and leather soles.
In the original yellow cardboard box "Walk-Over Shoe manufactured by Geo.E.Keith Company / Main office and Factory offices Campello, Brockton, Mass., USA / trademark reg. US pat. Off". By the outline of the box are listed the cities in which the brand was distributed, inside the box there is a leaflet "The following is the expression of a recent meeting of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association regarding the sale of Patent Leather Shoes" with the slogan: “Guaranteeing Shiny Shoes is Inviting Trouble”.
Material
Polished leather
Origin
1936
Brockton, USA