{"product_id":"15d5b1-antique-1880s-standard-screw-fastened-boots","title":"Antique 1880s Standard Screw Fastened Boots \u0026 Shoes Advertising Trade Card – Belmont NY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique 1880s Standard Screw Fastened Boots \u0026amp; Shoes Advertising Trade Card – Belmont NY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal late-19th-century advertising trade card promoting \u003cstrong\u003eStandard Screw Fastened Boots \u0026amp; Shoes\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed by \u003cstrong\u003eE. V. Sortore of Belmont, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illustrated front features an elaborate Victorian-era scene with an \u003cstrong\u003eelephant pulling a shoe-shaped carriage\u003c\/strong\u003e, children gathered around, and a salesman displaying footwear. Advertising text includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Be Sure You Get Real Standard Screw Fastened”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Better Than All Others for Children \u0026amp; Misses School Shoes”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Palmer, Herbert, Arlington \u0026amp; Partridge”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beats All Kinds of Nailed Shoes”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is heavily typographic and advertises \u003cstrong\u003eStandard Screw Fastened Boots \u0026amp; Shoes\u003c\/strong\u003e, warning customers to “Look Out for Nailed Goods.” It identifies \u003cstrong\u003eLewis P. Ross, Rochester, N.Y.\u003c\/strong\u003e and retailer \u003cstrong\u003eE. V. Sortore, Belmont, N.Y.\u003c\/strong\u003e It also makes the interesting period claim: \u003cstrong\u003e“Only Shoe Used by U.S. Government for 8 Years.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLikely dating to approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1880–1895\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a particularly attractive example of Victorian shoe advertising because of the elephant imagery, detailed lithographic illustration, and strong typograph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Antiques \u0026 Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53722332332325,"sku":"5091190255703","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/8190\/8517\/files\/2026-09-01-y3gweew6-IMG_4213.jpg?v=1788274479","url":"https:\/\/inletlegacy.com\/products\/15d5b1-antique-1880s-standard-screw-fastened-boots","provider":"Legacy Antiques \u0026 Consignment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}