tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34090149.post2062697041740099308..comments2024-02-28T00:51:37.706-08:00Comments on California Historical Society: Do you recognize these shoes?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34090149.post-25918908653383562752011-12-09T08:23:26.095-08:002011-12-09T08:23:26.095-08:00Googling "May I put my shoes in your trunk?&q...Googling "May I put my shoes in your trunk?" and May I put your shoes in my trunk?" turns up several comic postcards from around 1910-1914 with variations of this phrase. I haven't seen any other information about it, but it sounds like a catchphrase that might have come from a popular song, advertisement, or vaudeville routine. Maybe this item was a party favor or gag gift.J. Turowskinoreply@blogger.com