star brand shoes

[treasurehunter00]

hello pappy, found this brass shoe the other day and was wondering if u could tell anything about it, it measures about 3 inches long and looks like it had some kind of pin on the back side but neally all gone now.........thanks, jack

[PAPPY]

JACK, Very nice find. You have located an advertisement pin for STAR SHOES. It is from the early 40's to late 40's in age. They were not given out to the public. They were worn by the "Shoe Salesman" that worked in the shoe depts. of stores. WHEN THERE WERE SUCH THINGS. Used to be you could go into a Dept. Store or shoe store and the "SHOE SALESMAN" would meet you and they would take the time to measure your foot and show you styles of shoes and you would make your pick. They would make sure that the shoes were the right size before you made your purchase or help you look for a special kind of shoe. THAT DON'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. Whoever owned that pin before you found it was a SALESMAN.Nice Collectable and it would fetch around $7.00 to $10.00
Looks as though yours is in pretty good shape.....PAPPY :D :D :D

[Anonymous]

hello Pappy , i well remember the old days when we had such service at the store, i just never had a red star shoe , , i went with the cheaper ones as a youngster i was very hard on shoes tried hard not to wear them, thanks for the info ...............jack

[PAPPY]

YEP, THEM WERE THE GOOD OLE' DAYS ALRIGHT. THE RED STAR THEN WAS KIND OF LIKE THE BUSTER BROWNS...TWO TOP BRAND SHOES...PAPPY :D :D :D

[JohnWPA]

Nice find Jack!!!