Colchester Rubber Company Black Miniature Rubber Advertising Boots
Colchester, Connecticut. Colchester Rubber Company Black Miniature Rubber Advertising Boots
2 rubber vulcanized boots measuring approximately 2 x 2.75 inches at their widest. One boot has 1.5 inch split on front seam which is hard to discern unless in hand. Text stamped on both sides of boots. The letter "L" missing from one boot. Good condition.
The Colchester Rubber Company was founded by George Watkinson in 1888 in Colchester, Connecticut, utilizing the former Hayward Rubber Company Factory Plant. Hayward Rubber had developed a type of vulcanized rubber which Colchester continued to market. These advertising boots likely were used by salesmen to market their products. The Colchester line of footwear were very popular in the 1880's and were on display at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The United States Rubber Company, as part of their plan to create a rubber monopoly in the United States, purchased the Colchester Company in 1892 and closed the plant in mid 1893 collapsing the economy of the small town of Colchester.
A rare pair of late 19th century vulcanized rubber advertising boots from a short-lived factory in Connecticut. Item #454
Price: $175.00