Cannon Shoe Company stock certificate 1940 (Maryland)

Interesting modern shoe company. Great vignette of a factory, a shoe store, and a factory floor with workers. Issued and cancelled. Dated 1940. Measures approximately 12 x 8 inches.

Cannon Shoe Company was an American footwear manufacturer incorporated in Maryland in 1936 by organizers including Jacob Shapiro and B. Rubin. It operated regional manufacturing plants (such as in Thurmont, MD), fulfilled military contracts, and merged into BSR Associates in 1981. Today, "Cannon" commonly refers to popular modern shoe styles like the bestselling espadrille wedge by Charleston Shoe Co. or the sustainable knit sneakers by Saola.

Trademarks:
Included brands like Rough Riders, Rugged Ramblers, Bull Moose, Step-Well, The Caballero, and Air-Lites.

Thurmont Plant:
Opened operations in Thurmont, Maryland around 1944 (later locally associated with the Thurmont Shoe Company) on Apples Church Road, providing substantial local employment.

Hagerstown Headquarters:
Took over a long-standing industrial site on West Franklin Street in Hagerstown, MD, moving its primary headquarters there in 1977.

Closure:
Withdrew/merged out of active corporate existence in 1981. The company merged into BSR Associates.

1984:
Intensifying competition from overseas shoe imports forced the Hagerstown factory and remaining operations to permanently cease production.

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