Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier geometric drawing the likes of which I've

the likes of which I've not found before

with a few scuffs and scrapes to the red paint on the roof

Canteen itself in excellent condition

turning into greenery

and domino cards too

Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier geometric drawing the likes of which I'veI just thought these were so sweet and lovely I could not leave them behind. I know that they came from a collection of items handed down from the owners of a family owned clothing store in Brooklyn, and believe they date to sometime between the 1920s 40s. I believe they were floor samples, and understand that these sorts of slipper were ordered as blanks, and then embroidered locally. Some losses to the embroidery and the soles are well worn which