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Shoelaces
Shoelaces

Shoelaces

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. American, 1847 - 1993
Date1900-1950
MediumBlack fabric with white paper labels
DimensionsComponent (height x width x depth of .1): 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 1in. (0.6 x 12.4 x 2.5cm)
Component (height x width x depth of .2): 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8in. (1.1 x 14 x 2.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Martin A. Gilman
DescriptionTwo packages of black fabric shoelaces, each wrapped in a white paper label. Label .a is printed in black ink, "G. FOX & CO./ Hartford, Conn./ 72 inch/ Notions Dept." Label .b is printed in black ink, "G. FOX & CO./ Hartford, Conn./ [the number '72'stamped in black ink]/ Notions Dept."

Package 2001.103.15.1 only has one of the two shoelaces in it.
Object number2001.103.15.1-.2
MarkingsLabel .1 is printed in black ink, "G. FOX & CO./ Hartford, Conn./ 72 inch/ Notions Dept."

Label .2 is printed in black ink, "G. FOX & CO./ Hartford, Conn./ [the number '72'stamped in black ink]/ Notions Dept."
Subject Terms
    Collections
    • G. Fox & Co.
    On View
    Not on view
    Bottle
    G. Fox and Co.
    1900-1960
    Spool of Thread
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of Mrs. Houghton Bulkeley,  1969.48.4  Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2009 The Connectic…
    Virginia Grover
    1942-1945
    Man's Shoes and Original Box
    G. Fox and Co.
    about 1970-1975
    Man's T-shirt
    Kevin Hughes
    2001
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.114  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
    Northern Survey Company
    about 1890
    Sewing Box
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.19 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Alice Elander
    1910-1950
    Man's Shoes
    Lewis Fox family
    1930-1940