Brogues
Manufacturer Hurd Shoe Co. American
Not on view
This pair of good quality boy's shoes closely resembles an adult model but with simplified details suitable to a smaller scale and less exacting client. Retailers at the time commonly marketed boyswear by proclaiming it 'just like Dad's', especially in the case of suits and dress shoes, which projected the image of boy as little man. The original, unworn condition is due to the fact that these shoes were retained as a manufacturer's sample and were never sold or worn. This makes them particularly desirable, as boyswear is probably worn the hardest and regarded with the least amount of sentimentality compared to any other demographic.
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