Description: vintage ink blotter: Tess and Ted School Shoes Fort Atkinson Iowa hard to find blotter! Year of Publication: 1910s Size: 9.5" 4" Condition: used, rounded edges Tess and Ted, "the Star Brand kids," were characters created in the early 1900s to be featured in advertising materials for children's shoes manufactured by the Roberts, Johnson, and Rand Shoe Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The rhyming adventures of Ted and Tess were featured in trade catalog books and became a song and dance act performed for children in St. Louis. The Roberts, Johnson, and Rand Shoe Company merged with the Peters Shoe Company, and these two largest shoe companies in St. Louis became the International Shoe Company in 1911. The Roberts, Johnson, and Rand-International Shoe Company Complex still stands on the corner of Mississippi Street and Hickory Street in St. Louis. It has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Montrose, California
End Time: 2024-11-30T16:12:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.79 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Tess and Ted School Shoes
Type of Advertising: ink blotters
Color: Multi-color
Fort Atkinson Iowa: 1910
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
