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Actions	Black and white photograph of a woman wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels. Remove from selection Add to selection TitleBlack and white photograph of a woman wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels. ReferenceYA2005.71/6 CreatorAllied Newspapers Ltd Allied Newspapers Ltd was a newspaper publishing consortium formed in 1924 following the amalgamation of various newspaper titles, including those of Edward Hulton. The company was renamed Kemsley Newspapers in 1943 and was subsequently bought by Roy Thomson, Lord Thomson of Fleet, in 1959. Date 6 March 1935 Scope and ContentThe photograph shows a woman's feet on a board. The woman is wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels. The photograph was taken by Allied Newspapers Ltd, Manchester, 6 Mar 1935. The image may have originally been affixed inside item YA2005.71/4, which has a blank space and glue marks matching those on the reverse of the photograph. Physical descriptionFair condition. Surface dirt. Slight damage to image edges. Discoloration from glue on reverse. LevelItem Repository nameScience and Industry Museum Associated people and organisationsJordan, Joseph Louis Joseph Jordan lived in Gorton, Manchester, and in Reddish, Stockport. He owned a boot and shoe repair shop in Oldham, Lancashire, with his brother John until 1963. In 1934, he developed a non-flammable celluloid shoe heel with his brother, which could be illuminated by an internal lightbulb. The brothers worked on a variety of styles, shapes and colours which were intended to match the outfits worn by dancers in chorus lines. It was the brothers' intention to create jobs for local unemployed workers through the manufacture of the heels. Joseph Jordan went on to develop other ideas, such as electrical equipment to ensure safe landing of aircraft in darkness, fog and mist, and anti-dazzle glasses for car drivers. None of his inventions went into production. SubjectDesign, Footwear, Clothing & dress, photograph Conditions governing accessOpen access. Conditions governing ReproductionImage no longer in copyright. Image created by an unnamed photographer for Allied Newspapers. Copyright duration calculated from date of publication, 1935. Hierarchy browser YA2005.71 Jordans Shoes collection 1934-1937 fonds contains 8 parts YA2005.71/6 Black and white photograph of a woman wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels. 6 March 1935 Item

TitleBlack and white photograph of a woman wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels.

ReferenceYA2005.71/6

Date

6 March 1935

Scope and ContentThe photograph shows a woman's feet on a board. The woman is wearing shoes with illuminated celluloid heels. The photograph was taken by Allied Newspapers Ltd, Manchester, 6 Mar 1935.

The image may have originally been affixed inside item YA2005.71/4, which has a blank space and glue marks matching those on the reverse of the photograph.

Physical descriptionFair condition. Surface dirt. Slight damage to image edges. Discoloration from glue on reverse.

LevelItem

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisationsJordan, Joseph Louis

SubjectDesign, Footwear, Clothing & dress, photograph

Conditions governing accessOpen access.

Conditions governing ReproductionImage no longer in copyright. Image created by an unnamed photographer for Allied Newspapers. Copyright duration calculated from date of publication, 1935.