Pair of “Chuck Taylor All Star” Converse sneakers worn by Cab Calloway

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A pair of size 8.5 “Chuck Taylor All Star” Converse sneakers worn by Cab Calloway. The exterior upper shoes are primarily constructed from black, cotton canvas and white rubber. The toe boxes are rounded. The shoes are double stitched with white thread around the outline of the lace guards and ankle collars. The center lines of the heels are reinforced with an additional strip of black canvas. The lace guards feature matching metal eyelets that are strung with flat, white, string laces. Stitched to the proper right side of the left shoe, and the proper left side of the right shoe, are white circular labels with a large, blue, five-pointed star at the center. Blue text printed above and below the star read [CONVERSE] at the top, and [ALL STAR] at the bottom. Printed in white text across the center of the star is cursive text that reads [Chuck Taylor].

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