(Submitted by Beeker’s General Store)
Beeker’s General Store in downtown Pemberville is eager to put together a Sock Monkey display as part of our Christmas festivities this year. Many adults have received or given a genuine Rockford Red Heel Sock Monkey in their lifetime. Beeker’s would like to collect any version of the sock monkey, along with written memories/photos that describe this childhood gift.
The iconic sock monkeys made from red-heeled socks, known today as the Rockford Red Heel, emerged at the earliest in 1932. This red heel gave the monkeys their distinctive mouth. During the Great Depression, American crafters first made sock monkeys out of worn-out Rockford Red Heel Socks.
The display “Christmas Sock Monkey Reunion” will be featured Dec. 1 to Jan. 5 as part of this year’s holiday season.
If you are willing to share a sock monkey/collection/written memory/photo; please drop off, postal mail, or email such stories/memories to: Beeker’s General Store, 226 East Front Street, PO Box 273, Pemberville, 43450 or 419-287-3274 or info@beekersgeneralstore.com.
All items will be properly cataloged for proper ownership and returned promptly in January of 2019. Help us celebrate a good
luck tradition.
