The tradition of bronzed baby shoes drifts back in time for many generations. Bronzing special items can be traced to before the s ixth century B.C. Originally, bronzing was done on picture frames, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Years ago, it was common for young parents to send off their baby’s first shoes for bronzing as a forever keepsake. But like many popular commodities, bronzed baby shoes fell out of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — During the Depression, former kindergarten teacher Violet Shinbach canvassed Ohio neighborhoods looking for yards with wading pools, tricycles and toys strewn about. She knew the ...

Short of that, we’ll settle for preserving the moment, heirloom style. ‘‘Bronze baby shoes are like a trophy to babyhood,’’ says the man who runs the company where the tiny, upside-down sneakers in ...

Bronzing is commonly associated with baby shoes, but now customers send all sorts of items to the bronzing vats. Food items are difficult to bronze, but not impossible. One company, The Bronzery, will ...

Sometimes the smallest and most menial little things get stuck in my mind and will not go away. Like baby shoes. On the shelf of my quilt hanger are three sets of bronzed baby shoe picture frames.

ATLANTA — Nearly 30 years later, a pair of bronzed baby shoes serve as an ongoing reminder for a metro Atlanta man to keep marching to the beat of his own drum, the owner of those shoes - an old ...

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