Shoes in Miniature

The Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection

Hip Wader Boots with Fish Ornament #050

 

This soft vinyl boot is a replica of a fly-fisherman boot and is 4 3/8″ high and 1 3/4″ long.

The boot is filled with a life-like vinyl trout, a fishing pole and string, and fly fishing lures with feathers.

 

January 13, 2008 Posted by Bo | Christmas, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Made in China, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections | , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Crystal High Heel Ornaments #048

Crystal High Heel Ornaments

This pair of high heels are made from crystal glass and measure 3 1/2″ long and 1 1/4″ high. They are attached with gold thread which has two stickers applied to it, both reading MADE IN CHINA.

Crystal High Heel Ornaments

A gift from children for the Christmas tree, these were purchased for less than $3.00 and have no collector’s value, only sentimental value. Nonetheless they are a part of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection as an acquisition in 1996.

January 10, 2008 Posted by Bo | Christmas, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Made in China, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections, shoe collections | , , , , , | 1 Comment

Double Dutch Christmas Ornaments #019

Dutch shoes appear in any setting, including double hung from a red ribbon. Just throw it over an evergreen branch and you’re done decorating.
Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

Solid wood toe, painted bright blue interior, varnished wood exterior. Shoes are slightly larger than the photo.

Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

No extra decoration on the sides; MADE IN CHINA sticker in gold and black oval.

Double Dutch Shoe Christmas Ornaments

Rough hand-painted “Holland scene” though the trees with the gray lines are unusual. Who knows?

Christmas ornament is part of the Christmas Ornament Collection, a sub-set of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. This was an original pair of shoes in the collection. Unknown date. Most likely in the early 1960s.

December 14, 2007 Posted by Bo | Christmas, Dutch-Style Shoes, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Made in China, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections, shoe collections | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hallmark Christmas Ornament #018

A Christmas ornament for the Shoe Collection. This little sailor girl mouse in her flower decorated boot is approximately the size of the photograph. Made by Hallmark Card Co., this was the Fashion Afoot Hallmark Ornament, the 2nd in the Fashion Afoot Serie

Hallmark Christmas Ornament

The ornament is made of resin and is very nicely detailed. It has a gold metal hinge and a red satin ribbon for hanging on the tree.

Hallmark Christmas Ornament

The ornament is a little ‘box.’

Hallmark Christmas Ornament

It is a Hallmark ornamnent and is dated 2001. The sole is marked as follows: © 2001 Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Hallmark Christmas Ornament

This was a 2001 addition to the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection and was a Christmas gift to me from my children. (JE, JA, AB)

This ornament sells for $11.00 to $16.00 on the secondary market.

December 13, 2007 Posted by Bo | Christmas, Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection, Miniature Shoes, Miniature Shoes Collection, collections, shoe collections | , , , , , | No Comments Yet