Vintage Shoe Ads Pre-WWII

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Post your vintage hat ads Pre-WWII here. I'll start off with Florsheim shoe ads 1877-1897.

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1897

 

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Florsheim 1905

 

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Florsheim 1908

 

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Florsheim 1911

 

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Florsheim 1911

 

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Florsheim 1912

 

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Florsheim 1915

 

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Florsheim 1915

 

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Red Wing 1906-1913

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1914

 

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Red Wing 1913

 

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Red Wing 1915

 

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Red Wing 1921

 

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Red Wing 1921
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Thanks for posting!

Really cool ads.

A reminder that in the era prior to the U.S. entering WWI, shoes usually meant wearing high top shoes. My grandfather who was born during the Grant administration, until the day of his passing, considered men who did not, "questionable."

 

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1923 Vanity Fair Magazine

 

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Beacon Shoes 1919

 

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That is really a marvelous collection!

Have never seen virtually any of those before, and the ad history contained is fascinating of itself, revealing how we liked to see ourselves.

I have nothing pre-WW1, but scouted up a few pre-WWII from the Esquire archives. These are from '33 and '34, FWIW.

The spade sole seen in the top two is beginning to be seen in more footwear, and is becoming a fashion hallmark of some period footwear.

 

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That is really a marvelous collection!

Have never seen virtually any of those before, and the ad history contained is fascinating of itself, revealing how we liked to see ourselves.

I have nothing pre-WW1, but scouted up a few pre-WWII from the Esquire archives. These are from '33 and '34, FWIW.

The spade sole seen in the top two is beginning to be seen in more footwear, and is becoming a fashion hallmark of some period footwear.


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These are great! Thank you for sharing.

 

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Buster Brown 1920

 

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John Ward 1922

 

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McElwain 1922-23