Old Sneakers - 1922 All-Purpose Sneakers

Montgomery Ward 1992 all-purpose sneakers (black or white, low or high top)

When I was a kid in the 1960's, there were two basic decisions to make about sneakers:

  1. Color:
  2. Style:

The Montgomery Ward shopper of 1922 had the exact same two decisions. These all-purpose sneakers were recommended for "house wear, tennis, gymnasium, and outings." There were sizes available for nearly every customer.

Pricing was as follows (plus 8 cents postage per pair):

TYPEHigh-topLow-top
MEN'S98 cents89 cents
WOMEN'S93 cents white/95 cents black79 cents
BOYS AND GIRLS85 cents small/89 cents large73 cents small/79 cents large
LITTLE KIDS[No high-tops for little kids in 1922]65 cents

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