Bronzed Baby Shoes
Violet Shinbach saw a pair of bronzed baby shoes in a department store in 1930 and realized this idea was one she could make a business out of. She started the American Bronzing Company in 1934. The American Bronzing Company became the largest and most trusted baby shoe bronzing company in the world.
Some parents choose to have their baby’s shoes because the little shoes evoke nostalgia. Looking at the shoes reminds parents of when their child was small. The shoes make parents think about the first time their baby (or toddler) took his or her very first steps. Obviously, first steps are a memorable milestone!
Many people feel that a baby officially becomes a toddler after he or she starts to walk. Parents bronze their baby’s shoes in order to freeze a special moment in time. The bronzed baby shoes become a reminder of when their child was a small, innocent, baby. A pair of bronzed baby shoes instantly becomes a keepsake and family heirloom.
Bronzing is a way to make your baby’s shoes into a lasting memento.
