Old Maine Trotters Box [1960s?]
Utilitarian Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.2022.18
Description
A shoebox missing its lid, labeled to contain color 'Green Bay' and size 8B. The logo design is a light brown faux wood exterior print and the brand name "Old Maine Trotters" in small block letters for 'OldMaine' and large stylized handwritting for 'Trotters' with the capital T crossed extra-large. The box likely dates to the 1960s, when Old Town Shoe ceased operating as a factory for hand stitching this signature Penobscot Shoe Company brand, and 8B was one of Old Town Shoe's "Model Sizes," for demonstrating designs. Penobscot Shoe Company had been founded in 1935 as Philco Shoe Company by Max Kagan and Philip W. Lown; it controlled several shoe workshops locally, including Old Town Shoe on Main Street. The Old Town Shoe building was coverted into senior housing in 1980 and is today known as River House.