Shinola

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This article is about a brand of shoe polish. For other meanings, see Shinola (disambiguation).
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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 Jersey.[dubious – discuss][1][2]

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]

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  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
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