Shoe
- Object Name:
- Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1989.012.01
- Creator:
- Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Derry, NH
- Date:
- 1938-1988
- Description:
- Shoe, single. Cream,-beige, kid leather, woman's. High platform heel and open toe, size 6B. Insole stamped "Klev Bro. / Shoe Co. / DERRY, N.H."
- Material:
- Leather
- Dimensions:
- H-5.9 L-7.6 inches
- Provenance:
- The Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company , Derry, NH, was founded in 1938 by Louis Kleven, Paul Kleven and Samuel A. Gass. In 1958, they opened a new factory on Route 28 in Derry which remained in operation until it closed in 1988. The company was sold to the George E. Keith Company in 1965, but it was managed by the Klevens until it closed. In 1989 Keith Industries was making men's shoes in Massachusetts. Klev-Bro primarily made women's shoes.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company
- Subjects:
- Shoe industry, Shoe making, Shoemakers, Shoemaking, Shoes
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