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.
Solid wood toe, painted bright blue interior, varnished wood exterior. Shoes are slightly larger than the photo.
No extra decoration on the sides; MADE IN CHINA sticker in gold and black oval.
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.
Vaseline Glass – Comparison of Original vs. Reproduction
These shoes are #010 and # 011. Their full write-ups for each shoe are at the following posts. http://theshoecabinet.com/2007/12/12/vaseline-glass-slipper-miniature-011/ and http://theshoecabinet.com/2007/12/12/vaseline-glass-slipper-miniature-010/ on the left in the first photograph, is the original dating pre-1900. #011, on the right, is a re-production dating from the 1960s.
The differences are visibly apparent in all the photos. Above, the original has a clearer, less gaudy color and finer features when compared to the re-production.
This difference in detail and clarity of the glass is obvious. #010 on the right, #011 on the left.
This is a highly detailed and crisp rendition of a daisy and square pattern. Again the original shoe.
This shoe has less depth and sharpness in detail and the glass is thicker. This pattern is daisy and button. This shoe is the re-production.
Information was gathered from personal records, Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001 and Shoes of Glass 2 by Libby Yalom, published by The Glass Press, 1998.
Blue Slag Hobo Shoe #006
This hobo shoe is also referred to as a tramp or baby shoe and was sold as a novelty toothpick holder. The shoe, a blue slag color, is slightly smaller than the below photograph and measures 3″ long and 2 1/8″ high. It was a popular design when introduced, first in the 1900s and then again in the 1960s.
It features three toes protruding from ‘holes’ in the unlaced vamp and has a definite protruding sole around the shoe. This shoe is blue slag and has a round depression on the sole. This shoe model was introduced and reproduced by the Degenhart Glass Company between 1962 and 1978. The company began marking the shoe with their trademark (a heart with a capital D) in 1972.
This shoe was an acquisition purchased August of 2000 at the Michigan City Antique Mall. The shoe’s purchase price was $14, now estimated collector value is $25 to $35.
Information from Collectible Glass Shoes, 2nd Edition, by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing Co., 2001 and Gene Florence’s book, Degenhart Glass and Paper Weights, with permission from the Degenhart Museum. Also information from private papers of BP.
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