No Marks?Examine the edge of sole & bottom in good light,inside the shoe also & see if any name or number on it. I'm thinking it could have been a paperweight used by shoe cobbler. I had 5 little pug dogs of 3 different materials, bronze,silverish metal & more brass looking & no one could tell me what they were. About 2 in. high 2 in(or less wide) or slightly smaller. Since your's is just 3 in. I'm thinking probably used same way mine were. I would imagine in small shops they wrote up order for repair & to keep it from getting lost put it under a paperweight. When customer paid they put the order on a spike that had a metal base as I remember some shop owners doing that when I was a kid. In a shoe repair shop where glues were used it would be easy for work order to get messed up but if you had a little shelf & had this weight holding top of it with bottom part hanging down in front of you, you would have clear view of what needed to be done on that shoe, belt, purse etc. And they are very heavy(mine were & I think I found a pig same way) may be weighted or contain a good deal of lead. Brass is very heavy especially if solid but could be weighted in center. Without AC in old days lot of shops were "pretty open" & wind blowing through would blow your paperwork all over. These probably solved the problem. I remember man back home hung orders on nails but if wind came through sometimes I was chasing after them. It was a used furniture store & I think it was people's names & what item they wanted with their phone number. The man had them in a row. I waited there for my dad each day to take me home, it was the furniture store's outlet. I suppose some people had nice stuff they were dumping when the new stuff arrived so a used furniture store was born.I loved roaming around in there! Also in So. Dak. at that time you were taxed each yr on all your furnishings so lot of folks couldn't get new as the personal property tax would "take food off from the table" they finally got rid of that few yrs ago.

Some professionals remove the shoe and some don't...I remove it most of the time; it makes for a neater overall result. Take 'em off...very difficult to ruin the baseboards. Get yourself a molding lifter (looks like a miniature pry bar and is usually a shiny metal tool about 6" or 8" long) and slip it under the floor and molding juncture...gently pry up and it should release. You may have to go after some from the baseboard/molding juncture, and if you do then simply protect the baseboard with a piece of stiff cardboard or something else as you attempt to pry the molding loose. In situations where there is a heavy paint build-up, cut at the molding/baseboard juncture with a sharp razor knife.

I'm not sure - but I'll list them and see: 2 pair basic pumps for work (black/navy) 1 pair black loafers (work/casual summer) 2 pair black ankle boots (work/asual winter) 1 pair knee-high snow boots 2 pair dress flats (silver/brown) 2 pair "dressy" heels (black/cream) 1 pair tennis shoes 1 pair yard loafers 1 pair flip flops for summer 1 pair black vinyl knee length heeled platform boots (for Halloween type dress up) 14 total, looks like. I'm okay with that - the "dressy" heels and flats I hardly ever wear, but I do need to keep them for those rare occasions I need a nice shoe in a specific color for a holiday party or some random event. I never wear the navy pumps, so those could probably go, but it's nice to have the option should I want it, and they're in good shape. I wear the heels out on a pair of pumps and ankle boots every year (due to daily wear, I'm sure), so I generally buy a new pair once per year, toss the old ones. This year I might see if I can just have them re-heeled though...

Don't be afraid to take your comfortable and safe shoes along and change at some point later in the festivities - once you've made your appearance no one is going to care if you choose to put something on your feet more typical of what you would usually wear. I've seen brides not accustomed to heels with sneakers under their gowns mid-way through the reception:) You can't have your best time if your feet hurt and this is a day you should enjoy yourself - if it means not confining your feet to skimpy sandals for hours and hours and going home in pain, no one is going to mind you changing your footwear.