Italian Salesman Sample Hiking Boots, A Pair Reilly & Lee oz book and a couple of palm

and a couple of palm trees rising from the green landscape below

and both looking very much as if staking claim to this particular spot for the long haul

hands and faces are intensely scratched into the black ink--with what seems to be black and white conte/crayon on top

(If you'd like me to try to polish it up

"two fish boxes or pocket book" that were the most fun to discover

Italian Salesman Sample Hiking Boots, A Pair Reilly & Lee oz book and a couple of palmI found these in Vermont, which seems as likely a place as anywhere to find a pair of salesman sample hiking boots! A faint stamp on the sole of one indicates they were made in Italy which also makes sense, as who makes better shoes, or boots, than the Italians! The level of craftsmanship on these is pretty outstanding, down to the metal clinkers tricounis around the soles, distinguishing them as mountain boots, c. 1930s 40s I believe. Each approx 3 7