Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs antique copper rivets I love the person who

I love the person who made this sign

New York in 1947

combined with a love for all things troupe l'oeil

and because of the excellent weight and size of this one

yielding some red along one edge in one photo and some uneven lighting)

Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs antique copper rivets I love the person whoI 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