Old Man Winter is a bully. He gets outside your windows and dares you to come 
outdoors. And when you venture out, Winter doesn’t run away. He attacks. 
He blocks your path with snow. He puts ice beneath your soles and blows a 
freezing blast at your ankles. 
He uses every weapon from a slip and fall to a frozen toe. His little guns cause 
discomfort and pain. His big guns are colds and pneumonia. 
He is tough. One of his tricks is to wear out and destroy any footwear but the strongest. 
When you walk out to meet Winter on his own ground, go well shod. 
Your father before you doubtless wore “Ball-Band” Boots or Arctics when he fought 
his way to bam and field and town; and thesame high quality, the same protection against 
cold and snow and hard wear is built in the “Ball-Band” Arctics you can buy today. 
Examine a “Ball-Band” 4-Buckle Arctic 
Take it up to the window. Put your hands in it. Feel the smooth woolen 
lining—not a wrinkle or a loose spot in it—the rubber and the lining are 
one—they cannot be separated. 
Now look at the tongue or gusset that comes up over the instep and protects 
the front doubly. It is not a separate thing like the tongue in your shoes 
but it folds, leaving no crack, crevice or seam for the water to get in. 
The strong heavy sole will attract your attention. See how neatly it is 
joined to the upper without a seam. You know it will never break away. 
The thickness, toughness and flexibility of the sole assure you of long wear. 
See the reinforcement at every bend and wher¬ 
ever the strains come. No wonder “Ball-Band” 
Arctics wear so long. 
Four Buckle Excluder Arctic 
We make nothing but footwear and we know how 
Boys’ Rolled Edge 
Esko Slipper 
One Buckle Arctic 
Every “Ball-Band” Arctic passes 
through 33 skilled hands 
You realize when you examine one of these arctics 
what skill is required to put together the many pat¬ 
tern pieces of rubber and cloth that make an article 
of footwear so warm and so durable. 
Each of the 33 workmen does his work by hand and 
he is expert at his particular part of the work. 
Over ten million men and women are careful to look 
for the Red Ball—the “Ball-Band” Trade Mark, 
for they know that it means comfort, warmth and 
More Days Wear. 
BAND 
Mishawaka Rubber & woolen Mfg. Co. 
333 Water Street Mishawaka, Ind. 
“The House That Pays Millions for Quality” 
Rubber & Woolen 
FOOTWEAR 
Look for the Red Ball. It is on every pair 
of “Ball-Band” Rubber and Woolen Foot¬ 
wear. If your dealer does not handle 
‘ ‘Ball-Band”write for dealer’sname and the 
free booklet “More Days Wear.” It shows 
many kinds of Boots, Arctics, Light Rub¬ 
bers, Work Shoes, Sport Shoes, Wool 
Boots and Socks—something for every 
member of the family. 
Look for the 
RED BALL 
In a “Ball-Band” Arctic 
You Can See Some of the 
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