Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery credited with inventing the chalkboard

credited with inventing the chalkboard eraser

but this is #1

and think its a great game for encouraging the development of hand-eye coordination

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery credited with inventing the chalkboardI have to think these shoes were made, and hung, as trade signs for a cobbler, though I don't know for complete certain. Clearly they were made of crate wood that was lying around, with the red printed label of an old fruit crate visible on the back of one. The fronts feature recessed carving for the gold painted soles as well as pinprick decoration running across the toes, sides and fronts, subtle against the black but clearly visible. The black