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2. Shoe polish - Wikipedia

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   Shoe polish, also known as boot polish and shoeshine, is a waxy paste, cream, or liquid that is used to polish, shine, and waterproof leather shoes or boots to extend the footwear's lifespan and restore its appearance. Shoe polishes are distinguished by their textures, which range from liquids to hard waxes.

3. Shoeshiner - Wikipedia

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   Shoeshiner or boot polisher is an occupation in which a person cleans and buffs shoes and then applies a waxy paste to give a shiny appearance and a protective coating. They are often known as shoeshine boys because the job was traditionally done by a male child.

4. Bull polishing - Wikipedia

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   However, the presence of mucus in spit causes a duller shine. [2] The first step for a bull polish is to layer the polish with a brush, hand, or cotton cloth onto the boot or shoe. After applying a few layers of polish, use a clean, slightly damp polishing cloth to apply multiple thinner layers of shoe wax.

5. The incredible life and wrongful conviction of the late Boise ...

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   If the most interesting thing about him was that he shined Elvis Presley’s boots, chatted with Frank Sinatra over a $100 polish and shined the shoes of Raquel Welch and Ann-Margret, it would ...

6. Shinola - Wikipedia

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   Shinola" was a trade name and trademark for boot polish. [ A ] The suffix -ola is a popular component of trade names in the United States. [ B ] It was popular during the first half of the 20th century and entered the American lexicon in the phrase , "You don't know shit from Shinola ," meaning to be ignorant.

7. Kiwi (shoe polish) - Wikipedia

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   Kiwi was a major improvement on previous brands. It preserved shoe leather, made it shine, and restored colour. By the time Kiwi Dark Tan was released in 1908, it incorporated agents that added suppleness and water resistance. Australian-made boot polish was then considered the world's best.

8. Dubbin - Wikipedia

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   It differs from saddle soap used to clean and lightly condition leather, or shoe polish, which is used to impart shine and colour to it. It consists primarily of various waxes and oils. Commercial dubbin contains petroleum jelly (petrolatum), paraffin wax, neatsfoot oil, and naphtha (C10-12 alkane/cycloalkane). [2]

9. Esquire Shoe Polish - Wikipedia

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   Esquire Shoe Polish was the best selling shoe polish brand in America from the 1940s to the 1960s. During the Great Depression, Sam and Albert Abrams, chemists and entrepreneurs from Brooklyn, took over an ailing boot polish maker, the Knomark Manufacturing Company of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. [1] In 1938 they purchased the Esquire brand. [1]