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The two largest shoe companies
in St. Louis, Roberts, Johnson & Rand
and
Peters Shoe Company, merged in 1911
to form International Shoe Company. In
addition to Weatherbird, the International
Shoe Company made
Red Goose shoes, and
in 1922 the company added
Poll Parrot,
and Star shoes. Sundial Shoes and
Bonnie Laddie shoes were also a product
of the International Shoe Co.
Back in the 1920s, baseball bats were a common premium given away with the
purchase of men's or boys furnishing,
such as a pair of shoes, or a suit, to
attract customers.
There are three different Sundial Shoes baseball bat center brands. The
Bonnie Laddie "Shoes for Boys and for
Girls" center brand trademark logo was
used as early as 1925. This bat also
reads 'Bonnie Laddie, A "Sundial" Shoe
For Boys and Girl' on the barrel.
The Bonnie Laddie - "Time Will Tell ~
wear Sundial Shoes" is an advertising
slogan that dates back to 1926, and
into the 1930s. The Bonnie Laddie
trademark logo does not read "Shoes for
Boys and for Girls"
The "Sundial Shoes" oval, Dash-Dot-Dash center brand reads "Time Will
Tell" at the top, and "Wear Longer"
below. The barrel on these bats read
"Major League" The Dash-Dot-Dash might
indicate that the bat was made by
Louisville Slugger.
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