That's an NZ pig dog holding that cat. Those dogs are huge.
Posted on 04/08/2018 1:53:02 PM PDT by Jacquerie
Over the years, Kiwi has been owned by a variety of corporations. For the first six decades of its existence, it was part of iterations of an Australian corporation with Kiwi in its name, all based in the state of Victoria, including Kiwi Boot Polish Co. (1913–1916) and Kiwi Polish Co. (1916–1971).
The company then joined with Nicholas International Ltd, a Melbourne based pharmaceutical company producing international brands such as Aspro and Rennie. The new company was renamed Nicholas Kiwi. In 1984 it was acquired by American-based Sara Lee (at the time known as Consolidated Foods Corporation) who eventually sold off the Nicholas pharmaceutical products to Roche of Switzerland and kept the Kiwi range.
Kiwi was acquired by the American company Sara Lee following its purchase of Reckitt & Colman in 1991 and Knomark in 1987. The Federal Trade Commission ruled that Sara Lee had to divest its ownership of these companies in 1994 to prevent it from becoming a monopoly. Since this ruling, Sara Lee has been prevented from acquiring any further assets or firms associated with chemical shoe care products in the United States without prior commission approval. The Competition Commission in the United Kingdom also investigated the potential monopoly of Sara Lee in the shoe care industry. On April 4, 2011, Sara Lee announced that it had completed its sale of its global shoe care business, in a majority of countries, to SC Johnson.
Kiwi remains the predominant shoe polish brand in most of the world, being sold in over 180 countries and holding a 53% market share worldwide. Today, it is manufactured in Australia, Canada, Honduras, France, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other leading brands include Shinola, Lincoln Shoe Polish, Meltonian, and Cherry Blossom.
That's an NZ pig dog holding that cat. Those dogs are huge.
You have the image. Why not get some T-shirt printing paper and make a new one?
I still have a tin of kiwi brown, use it to touch up wood scratches on tables. I looked in my closet and discovered none of my shoes really need polishing, they’re suede (microfiber) or some other soft material. Living in Florida doesn’t require real shoes!
I remember my grandfather polishing his shoes, man, they shone. I still have his shoe brush that he used at the end to buff. It’s so solid and well made, over a hundred years old now, never lost a bristle.
Ustah take out the ole Zippo and light the polish liquefying it and then apply it.
Very cold water in the tin cap added to the final finish
Or I could just order a replacement:
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/lament-of-the-kiwi?ref=cnt_ctlg_dgn_1
“Other fabrics not recommended for spitshine.”
Nylon hose.
Sarah is on Levin's Fox TV show tonight for a full hour.
With that image and a green T you can print your own. I’ve made several T’s for family and friends.
I remember being threatened with Kiwi injections in Basic.
Can’t fly so they’re easier to catch. :)
shoeshine kits Vintage
Yeah, I have never had anyone make me do it, so I can see your point!
Dad’s is alot like this one. Albeit I haven’t seen it in years so don’t recall details. May have been a Kiwi make.
His shine kit was a 50 cal ammo box. Later, I became the shineboy.
Richard Nixon walking the beach reminds me of my father because that is exactly how he would dress on the beach!
Now when I was in the Marines, I would use Kiwi and torn up t-shirts to buff my boots and shoes to a glossy shine. I eventually bought a pair to keep in my locker only for inspections because I got tired of shining shoes all the time.
Cotton balls spitshine perfectly. Mirror finish.
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