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Metal 'Nugget' shoe polish shop sign

Accession number 1981.345.17

Octagonal sign with a picture of a shoe, a tin of polish and a man holding a tin with text: 'I recommend Nugget shoe polish'

Metal sign advertising 'Nugget' shoe polish

This sign was donated to the Museum of Liverpool collections by Mr G Forshaw, who was a shoemaker and repairer at 37 Blacklow Brow, Huyton, Knowsley.

Mr Forshaw also gave some photos of his shop to the museum.

Old photo of a shop exterior

Mr Forshaw's shoe repair shop

pieces of wood with handles, shaped to fit perfectly inside shoes with the handles projecting from the top

Wooden shoe lasts from Mr Forshaw's shop

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