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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8179241, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1936 Texas Centennial Souvenir Medal Set</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>More Shoes</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>[ATTACH=full]1429706[/ATTACH] </b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>There are different accounts of the origins of the “Poll Parrot” shoe brand. In one version, the brand was named after a certain “Paul Parrott”, who had been manufacturing shoes under the Pol Parrot name in St. Louis since 1922, and had been bought out by International Shoe Company in 1928.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ted Hake, author of Hake’s Guide to Advertising Collectibles, © 1992, Wallace Homestead Book Company, tells the story of how the Poll-Parrot Shoe Brand name was conceived. It seems the owner of the original Parrot Shoe Company, Paul Parrot, kept a pet parrot in his store. The bird inspired a salesman to suggest the name Poll-Parrot Shoes as a brand name. Obviously Paul Parrot agreed and the name was copyrighted in 1925.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Old Time Radio Researchers, Paul Parrot sold his shoe business to the International Shoe Company that already had the Red Goose and Weatherbird Shoes. The company sold men’s women’s and children’s shoes and sponsored the “Cruise of the Poll-Parrot” a syndicated children’s serial in 1937.</p><p>Howdy Doody teamed up with Poll-Parrot Shoes advertising.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429707[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The colorful red, green and gold parrot with the words “Poll-Parrot Shoes for Boys and Girls”, became a popular logo throughout the 1930s 40s, and 50s. The shoe stores that sold the Poll-Parrot Shoes often had painted plaster or chalk- ware displays of the parrot figures in the stores.</p><p><br /></p><p>Long ago, before sneakers were everyday footwear there were Buster Browns and numerous other brands. All cleverly advertised in magazines for Mom to see and there were small promotional toys like &quot;clickers&quot;, &quot;top spinners&quot; whistles and banks. </p><p>Stuff you might see in your teachers &quot;confiscated toys&quot; desk drawer for sure!</p><p><br /></p><p>While there are a number of other medals out there advertising children&#039;s shoes, I have found three advertised on and sharing this 1936 Texas Centennial medal reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are Weather-Bird Shoes, Red Goose Shoes and Poll-Parrot Shoes.</p><p>I think that would be considered a complete 1936 Texas Centennial set, having all three.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429708[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429710[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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