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2. 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]

3. 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.

4. Category:Shoe polish - Wikipedia

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5. Shinola - Wikipedia

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   Shinola home set, shoe polisher - Hallwyl Museum A July 1912 review of Shinola shoe polish from Commercial America, a trade magazine of the time. George Melancthon Wetmore (August 31, 1858 – June 10, 1923) was born in Gates, New York and, after attending military school, got a degree at the Rochester Business Institute.

6. 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 ]

7. Variety Wholesalers - Wikipedia

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   In December 2024, Variety Wholesalers reached a deal to buy at least 200 stores and two distribution centers from the bankrupt Ohio-based discount store Big Lots and continue to operate them under the Big Lots name. [1] The company is still privately owned by the Pope family, and its current CEO is Art Pope. [2] [3] [4]

8. 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.

9. Wren's Super Wax Shoe Polish - Wikipedia

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   WREN'S Shoe Polish was very likely used by the British Army during World War II but this was never confirmed. King George VI died in 1952 due to ill health and was succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II. There was a version of the shoe polish with the Royal Warrant "By appointment to the late H. M. King George VI", very likely as a gesture of mourning ...