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The Brandon Collection

A collection of steel advertising button hooks

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A collection of steel advertising button hooks, circa 1900, all having shell terminals with scroll work either side of central adverting or motto lozenge to include Sorosis Shoes Name on every pair, Fretz The Shoeman Perkasie PA, Wien L Marienbad, Conrad The Shoe Man Hanover PA, Fifth & Main STS Los Angeles Nortons Shoe Store, Bench Made Shoes N Hess Sons Baltimore, Harris & Frank Los Angeles Custom Shoes for Women, HM Voorhees & Bro Shoe Department 131-135 East State St Trenton NJ, Goddard Bros Lynn Quality Shoe, DeLyte Shoes Dalsheimer 229 Lexington, Bective Boots & Shoes Malcolm Scott Southport, A Alexander 6th Ave & 19th St New York, TE Moseley Co Boston 33 West St, El Zapato Ingles Principe 5 Vigo, Paul's 418 Market St Harrisburg, John Waanamaker, Sorosis Shoe Wyman 19W Lexington St Balto MD, Fine Shoes Thayer McNeil Co Boston, Howarth's Shoe Stores Toronto 952 Gerrard East 176 Main Street and Wear Bective Boots & Shoes Davies Bryan & Co Cairo & Alexandria, largest 15.5cm, smallest 15cm together with Walter F Yost Rug Shop De Kale & Airy Sts Norristown PA 22cm (21)

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