Australia WW2 AIF "Victory Boot".

Miniature Australian military boot in original condition, with a leather sole, and twelve pins (the heads representing cleats) attached to the sole. no laces. The leather is aged but in bvery good clean condition.
These boots originally contained Vesta matches.

The AIF Victory Boot was a novelty match holder available from about March 1940, originally containing wax vesta matches.

It sold for between 1/6d and 2 shillings. The boots were sold singly in capital city department stores and larger stores in regional areas.

Code: 5069