Showing posts with label indian shoe company. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indian shoe company. Show all posts

Saturday, May 14, 2011

One of Ypsi's More Unusual Products

Nothing says comfy cozy slipper like a swastika.

These were made in Ypsilanti--in Depot Town, in fact.

But why?! And by whom?

And why were they advertised in national magazines?

Find out in the Chronicle; thanks to them!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

For solid comfort, inside and out, you can't beat the genuine Indian Moccasin.

A 1913 ad from Outing Magazine for the moccasins made by the forgotten Ypsi company the Indian Shoe Company. There'll be a story about it in this Thursday's Courier; be sure to grab a copy (to support your hometown paper!)