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Mishawaka Ball Band Rubber Boots Trade Sign Overshoes Galoshes Collection Jim Linderman Folk Art




Ball Band Rubber Boots were first manufactured in 1898, and the wonderful boot trademark with a red ball on the boot was registered as the official logo in 1901.  The company was Mishawaka Rubbers, and a pair ofcirca 1935 rubber boots manufactured just like the one of the sign belong to the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they were added to the collection in 2004.  Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Company, in Mishawaka Indiana, operated from 1874 to 1969.  The link to the Met with illustrations of the boot shown is HERE

The Resseguie General Store which displayed this sign was located in Middleton, Michigan.

Tin Sign circa 1900  24" x 9" Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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1 comment:

  1. I would really love to have a black t-shirt with that red "Trade Mark" circle on the front.

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