Painted wooden figure of a shoe shiner. The figure is kneeling and holds an orange cloth in his hand. The figure is in the process of shining a shoe which sits atop a box. The front side of the box has a label which says "shoe shine 2d". There is a small model of a brush and a pot of polish attached to the platform the figure is kneeling on. Label: one white exhibition label, printed.
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