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Offered is an exceptional collection of 37 antique advertising shoe button hooks, presented together in a shadowbox display.These are fixed, non-folding metal shoe button hooks, each with advertising or identification stamped directly into the handle. The collection contains advertising from historic shoe stores, department stores, shoe companies, and retailers from throughout the United States.The hooks are remarkably clean and legible for their age, with the advertising on the handles clearly visible. This is an unusually interesting collection for a collector of antique advertising, shoe-store memorabilia, Detroit/Michigan history, American retail history, or early 20th-century trade advertising.The collection includes 37 different advertising examples, including businesses from Detroit, Albion, Pontiac, Lapeer, Allegan, Caro, Howard City, Morenci, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Connecticut, South Carolina, Nebraska, Illinois and elsewhere.THE 37 ADVERTISING PIECES
1. Hill & Allen — Fine Shoes — Albion, Mich.
2. Spengler’s — Milwaukee Ave. & Robey St.
3. Ed Stocker — Shoes — 1186 Gratiot Ave.
4. Thomas S. Childs — Holyoke
5. Efird’s Department Store — Spartanburg, S.C.
6. G.R. Kiney Co., Inc.
7. Page & Harryman Inc. — Just Real Good Shoes
8. Yellow Front Shoe Store
9. Geo. W. Green Co. — Olean, N.Y.
10. Hurd Shoes Are Good Shoes
11. Holden’s Reliable Shoes
12. G.U. Fewlass — Howard City, Mich.
13. The Arthur Bradley Co. — Waterbury, Conn.
14. Thomas Stradling & Son — Hamilton, N.Y.
15. Dusenbury & Conniff — Foot Form Shoes — Geneva, N.Y.
16. Landgrebe-Killian & Co. — Huntingburg, Ind.
17. Elkin’s — 211 State St.
18. Ye Shoe Shop — Lapeer, Mich.
19. “Walk-Over” Shoe — $3.50, $4.00 & $5.00
20. Supreme Shoes — Crowley Milner & Co.
21. The B.R. Baker & Co. — Toledo, O.
22. The Model — Allegan, Mich.
23. New York Lane Bryant — Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit
24. Wear Kratz’s Shoes — Detroit
25. Lindsey’s Shoe Experts — Pontiac, Mich.
26. Derrick’s Boot Shop — Cooperstown, N.Y.
27. Gunther & Shirley — Good Shoes — Albion, Nebr.
28. “Walk-Over” Shoes for Men & Women
29. Lugg’s Stores — Westfield and Knoxville, PA
30. Petit Shoe Co. — 103 So. High St. — Columbus, O.
31. G.M. Keyes — The Shoe Man — Morenci
32. Zeysing & Chinn — For Shoes — Georgetown, KY
33. H.P. Baldwin 2nd & Co. — Detroit
34. R.H. Dude & Co. — Detroit
35. H.N. Montague — Cato, Mich.
36. J.C. Penney Company — Department Stores
37. The Smith-Kasson Co. — Race & 5th St. — Cincinnati, OhioCONDITION
Overall, the button hooks are in very good to excellent condition for their age. The advertising inscriptions are unusually clear and legible, and the pieces display beautifully together.
Please study all photographs carefully, as the photographs are an important part of the description.
The frame measures approximately 20 3/4” wide x 9 3/4” high.AN IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE SHADOWBOX AND SHIPPING
Because this is a large display containing 37 individual metal button hooks, please understand that the hooks are mounted within the shadowbox but may shift, rotate, or move slightly during shipping despite careful packing.
The arrangement shown in the photographs represents the collection’s arrangement prior to shipment. Hooks may move during transportation, the buyer may need to carefully reposition them within the display. Minor movement of the individual pieces during transit should therefore be expected and does not by itself indicate damage to the button hooks.
The shadowbox will be taken apart and carefully and securely packaged for shipment, with particular attention given to protecting the frame, glass and contents. Buyer is responsible to reassemble!!
Photographs documenting the condition and arrangement of the collection will be retained prior to shipment.
Because this is an antique display with glass and many individually mounted metal pieces, please contact me promptly if there is any apparent shipping damage so that the condition and packaging can be documented before anything is discarded or altered.A UNIQUE COLLECTION
What makes this group especially appealing is that it isn’t simply a lot of 37 misc old button hooks. It represents 37 individual advertising messages from historic American shoe retailers and businesses, preserved together in a single display.
There is a particularly strong representation of Detroit and Michigan businesses, while the collection also provides a fascinating look at shoe advertising across numerous states and cities.The shadowbox makes this ready to display as a conversation piece, antique advertising collection, or piece of American retail history.
The entire collection is being offered together. The button hooks will not be separated.Please examine the photographs carefully and feel free to ask questions before purchasing. No returns!This is a unique vintage/antique advertising collection and would make an excellent addition to a serious advertising, shoe trade, Detroit
