Ambassador brand lady's shoe heel

Ambassador brand lady's shoe heel

Pair of lady's wooden shoe heels covered with black celluloid in manufacturer's box. The box top information: style: 568, size: 6, height: 15, type: cube, cover: dull celluloid, top: leather. A guarantee is on the side of the box: "The Ambassador Wood Heels contained in this carton are guaranteed to be free from all defects in material and workmanship. Each pair is carefully inspected to insure our highest standard of quality." The 1921 Sanborn Fire Map of Portsmouth shows at the southwest corner of Jefferson and Fourth (4th) Streets: "Vulcan Last Co., Wood Heel Plant"

Portsmouth Wood Heel Company, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.A.

Early 1900's

6 cm at highest, 4.5 cm at widest, heels are shaped wood covered with black celluloid material and a thin leather sole.

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Scioto County Public Library