Red Goose shoe tag.

[sndman60]

I went to NC this past weekend. While I was there I went down to a park that I remember we all held our family reunions there when I was only about 5 or 6. People fish in the lake there and there is a small amount of play ground equipment scattered about. I found a shoe tag or maybe a token down at about 4.5". It's in ruff shape but I can make out "Red Goose". It also has a 100 or maybe a 1.00 stamped on what appears to be the front. I tried to find out some 411 on the internet. I found out they were a very early shoe company selling shoes in 1869. They were granted a trademark in 1906. Does anyone have any additional 411, like is Red Goose still around, is there a way of dating the shoe tag? I will try to get a pic up very soon. Thanks for any info and all the help. Good luck to all

 

[PBK]

Some interesting info here:

http://www.bibliobuffet.com/content/view/97/195/

 

[midnightcaller]

I had a pair of PF-FLYERS they made you run faster and jump higher

 

[mikewaz]

Red Goose shoes, PF Flyers and Red Ball Jets were all the cool gym shoes and sneakers popular when
I was growing up in the 60's. You used to get a golden egg filled with items when you bought a pair.

From what I remember, Red Goose actually was a chain of stores, while the others were brands carried in
all the big stores. This was back in the days of the old Woolworths and Ben Franklin five and dimes.

That find brings back memories.
Mike

 

[Shortstack]

Red Goose shoes were made and marketed toward elementary school aged and younger children. Their highpoint was in the late 1950s and early 1960s. PF Flyers and KEDS were commonly called tennis shoes that were marketed to the junior high and high school aged kids. Those were the "good ole days" before the idiotic $250 a pair basketball / joggers' shoes.

 

[spisswgt]

Quite similar to the Pink Chicken Sandals..