{"product_id":"walk-this-way-antique-metal-shoemakers-trade-sign","title":"Walk This Way: Antique Metal Shoemaker’s Trade Sign","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetal Shoe Trade Sign\u003cbr\u003e\nEurope (likely France or England), late 19th–early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis evocative metal shoe trade sign is a rare surviving example of utilitarian advertising from the late 19th to early 20th century. Formed from sheet metal and shaped as an ankle-height lace-up shoe with a squared toe and low heel, the piece was likely used by a cobbler or shoemaker as a hanging shop sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface retains a richly weathered, oxidized patina with traces of dark brown paint, giving the object a sculptural, folk-art quality. Such three-dimensional trade signs were designed to be immediately legible to passersby, particularly in an era when literacy could not be assumed, making this piece both historically significant and visually compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, the sign reads as a striking decorative object—equally suited to display in an interior, collection of trade signs, or as a standalone sculptural accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 17.5 in. length × 5.75 in. width × 7 in. height\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creel and Gow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48267551310072,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6389\/0680\/files\/SQ1-3_170a3d98-6bae-4e16-8b01-94254c80ca57.jpg?v=1777023265","url":"https:\/\/www.creelandgow.com\/products\/walk-this-way-antique-metal-shoemakers-trade-sign","provider":"Creel and Gow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}