Mary Jane Shoes, 1960-1970
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Mary Janes are flat-soled shoes with straps that fasten across the instep. Named after a Buster Brown comic strip character, these simple shoes have remained a popular style for children -- especially little girls -- since the late 1800s. This pair was part of the stock from the Carey Boot Shop in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Mary Janes are flat-soled shoes with straps that fasten across the instep. Named after a Buster Brown comic strip character, these simple shoes have remained a popular style for children -- especially little girls -- since the late 1800s. This pair was part of the stock from the Carey Boot Shop in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Artifact
Shoes (Footwear)
Date Made
1960-1970
Creators
International Shoe Company. Friedman-Shelby Shoe Company. Yanigans
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis
Creator Notes
Made by Yanigans, a Friedman-Shelby Shoe Company division of the International Shoe Company, Saint Louis, Missouri
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.145.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Randolph C. and Nancy M. Carey.
Material
Patent leather
Technique
Sewing (Needleworking technique)
Color
Red
Inscriptions
End of box: RED GOOSE / SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS / Half the fun of having feet / A PRODUCT OF INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. / 2[?]000 Teddy White 6 1/2 D Sticker on right insole: YANIGANS Stamped inside left shoe: 455 4443 1 Stamped inside right shoe: 455 4443 1 ALL PARTS MAN / MADE MAT'LS
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