Vintage Bootblack Badge From Buffalo New York
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Vintage Bootblack Badge From Buffalo New York Wonderful vintage Bootblack badge from Buffalo, New York. A Bootblack was the name for a person who cleans and polishes shoes for a living. It has the words: BOOTBLACK 70 BUFFALO, N.Y. on the front. It is of polished chrome. The letters are painted black. The pin on the back is in working order. On the back it says: A.C.GIBSON CO. BUFFALO, NY It measures: 1 3/4" x 1 1/2". This unique badge is in excellent condition. Child Labor In City Streets By Edward N. Clopper, Ph.D Published 1912 By The MacMillan CompanyChapter IVThe itinerant bootblack is gradually disappearing from our cities, but he is still found in Boston, Buffalo, New York City and a few other places. He is being supplanted by the worker stands, which are conducted almost invariably by Greeks. As a result of this change, the bootblacking business will soon cease to be a street occupation. It is discussed because of the abuses it involves and because it is unregulated in many states, owing to its omission from the list of employments covered by child labor laws.
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