Shoe Shine ღ
HISTORY:
Shoe Shining service has been available since medieval times but the actual buffed shine presentation was later realized in the early 1900's.
Chicago Illinois had the tallow by-product polish ingredients readily available from being the lead in meat consumption and processing in the US.
The city then became a major shoe polish producing area for this reason and where many shoeshine boys in city streets caught on to offering buffing using a polishing cloth with a basic shoe polish as a paid public service.
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Toronto, Ontario
Copyright © 2009 - 2011 Tomitheos Photography - All Rights Reserved
fun fact
The term 'blacking' was the reference to 'shoe shining' in the early 19th century when the practice of polishing of shoes in public was gradually implemented as a popular practice.
Shoe Shine ღ
HISTORY:
Shoe Shining service has been available since medieval times but the actual buffed shine presentation was later realized in the early 1900's.
Chicago Illinois had the tallow by-product polish ingredients readily available from being the lead in meat consumption and processing in the US.
The city then became a major shoe polish producing area for this reason and where many shoeshine boys in city streets caught on to offering buffing using a polishing cloth with a basic shoe polish as a paid public service.
Black Background
Toronto, Ontario
Copyright © 2009 - 2011 Tomitheos Photography - All Rights Reserved
fun fact
The term 'blacking' was the reference to 'shoe shining' in the early 19th century when the practice of polishing of shoes in public was gradually implemented as a popular practice.