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Pokémon - Gotta catch 'em all!

Child's Training Shoes
24/11/1999 (made)
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Place of origin

Pair of child's trainers, made from topstitched white plastic with black imitation nubuck trim and blue and black textured nylon inserts, and lined with black nylon and white nylon. The shoe has a rounded toe, a textured unit sole of black and white plastic and a blue plastic loop at the back of the heel; the tongue is of blue and black nylon with an oval moulded plastic appliqué showing the Pokémon character Charizard. The outer side of the shoe has a semicircular pocket for the insertion of decorative colour-printed tags (both sets attached to right shoe for sale) of laminated card: these show pairs (one each side) of the Pokémon characters Charizard and Meowth, Blastoise and Mewtwo, Bulbasaur and Pikachu: when empty the pocket shows its back panel printed with the characters Ash and Pikachu. The heels and outer side have insets of clear textured plastic just above the sole, and the shoe fastens across the front with velcro-backed straps of white plastic printed with the Pokémon trade mark and slogan.

Box lid of colour printed laminated card, showing Ash, Pikachu, and some of the other Pokémon characters and creatures, including the Team Rocket and their cat-like Pokémon Meowth.

Box base of colour printed laminated card, showing Ash, Pikachu, and some of the other Pokémon characters and creatures. The bottom of the box is printed externally with a series of eight cut-out roundels showing Pokémon creatures to cut out and start a Pokémon collection with: Poliwhirl, Charizard, Charmander, Pikachu, Mewtwo, Blastoise, Flareon and Squirtle.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Shoes (Footwear)
  • Shoes (Footwear)
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
TitlePokémon - Gotta catch 'em all! (series title)
Materials and techniques
Topstitched plastic with nylon and velcro; colour-printed laminated card
Brief description
Pair of child's Pokémon training shoes in original box; made in China for SG Footwear of USA, 1999
Physical description
Pair of child's trainers, made from topstitched white plastic with black imitation nubuck trim and blue and black textured nylon inserts, and lined with black nylon and white nylon. The shoe has a rounded toe, a textured unit sole of black and white plastic and a blue plastic loop at the back of the heel; the tongue is of blue and black nylon with an oval moulded plastic appliqué showing the Pokémon character Charizard. The outer side of the shoe has a semicircular pocket for the insertion of decorative colour-printed tags (both sets attached to right shoe for sale) of laminated card: these show pairs (one each side) of the Pokémon characters Charizard and Meowth, Blastoise and Mewtwo, Bulbasaur and Pikachu: when empty the pocket shows its back panel printed with the characters Ash and Pikachu. The heels and outer side have insets of clear textured plastic just above the sole, and the shoe fastens across the front with velcro-backed straps of white plastic printed with the Pokémon trade mark and slogan.

Box lid of colour printed laminated card, showing Ash, Pikachu, and some of the other Pokémon characters and creatures, including the Team Rocket and their cat-like Pokémon Meowth.

Box base of colour printed laminated card, showing Ash, Pikachu, and some of the other Pokémon characters and creatures. The bottom of the box is printed externally with a series of eight cut-out roundels showing Pokémon creatures to cut out and start a Pokémon collection with: Poliwhirl, Charizard, Charmander, Pikachu, Mewtwo, Blastoise, Flareon and Squirtle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 120mm (Note: Dimension of each shoe)
  • Width: 105mm (Note: Dimension of each shoe)
  • Depth: 250mm (Note: Dimension of each shoe)
  • Shoe size: 20 (Note: UK children's size 3½)
  • Box height: 107mm
  • Box width: 210mm
  • Box length: 285mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Pokémon TM' (Trade mark; printing; printing ink)
  • 'Gotta catch 'em all!' (Trade mark; printing; printing ink)
  • 'QUICK ON QUICK OFF™ / Zip em, strap em, on and off in a jiffy! / Payless Shoe Source' (Swing tag attached to right shoe)
  • 'IT'S/ HERE!/ Pocket Shoe/ With SIX/ Interchangeable/ Pokémon ™' (Printed on box)
Object history
Bought at Marc Jason's Shoe World, Bethnal Green Road, London E2
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.6:1-2001

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Record createdDecember 18, 2001
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