Shinola

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This article is about a brand of shoe polish. For other meanings, see Shinola (disambiguation).
A tin of Shinola.

Shinola is a brand of wax shoe polish that was available in the early- to mid-20th century. The original trademark was filed in 1929 by 2-in-1 Shinola-Bixby Corporation, New York.[1][2]

[edit] In popular culture

Shinola was immortalized in colloquial English by the phrase You don't know shit from Shinola which first became widely popular during World War II.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval: Trademark Serial Number 71292186
  2. ^ [2] USPTO Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval: Trademark Serial Number 71298294
  3. ^ Doesn't know shit from Shinola

[edit] External links


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As an addition, Dolly Parton wrote a song "You don't know love from Shinola", it's on her 2008 Backwoods Barbie album.

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