Help dating beaded slippers

[Steph]

Hi there!
I found some lovely beaded slippers that I need help dating. The inner sole feels like velvet. The only markings I can make out is a "43" on the bottom sole (the size, I am assuming) and a word that starts with "Slippe," probably slippers. There is also some cursive that I cannot read at all and a few other words, one of them may be Manila. So I am presuming they are Asian; they came from a house that had a lot of items from Asia. Any help would be greatly appreciated; they seem very old to me, and I think the beading looks deco, but my instincts are not yet (at all) reliable .
Thanks so much!!

 

[Pinkcoke]

They would have been made in Manila, of the Phillipine Islands. Can you show the stamped words?
I have two examples of this type of beaded footwear - the beadwork on yours is very similar (particularly the border) to both of mine, so it doesn't appear to vary a lot between the makers.
The first is a pair of (child's? size 1 flat heeled slippers) by Ang Tibay, who was almost legendary in this sort of beaded footwear, I will have to check if the label is stitched or just glued on. Of course there were other shoe makers in the same area making the same type of beaded footwear but Ang Tibay was the big name. I've always thought they were 1930's but sometimes I wonder if they could be earlier/later because of the design on the box and these sort of tourist items changed very little over a few decades.
Also attached is some similarly beaded sandals by a Ang. Mahinhin, of Chineleria. D. Tibajia
These are the two ads found when I first researched mine. The Filipino Student is from 1931, the other is not dated but the fashion looks to be 30's too. In the first you can just make out a pair of slippers on the right.

 

[Steph]

They would have been made in Manila, of the Phillipine Islands. Can you show the stamped words?
I have two examples of this type of beaded footwear - the beadwork on yours is very similar (particularly the border) to both of mine, so it doesn't appear to vary a lot between the makers.
The first is a pair of (child's? size 1 flat heeled slippers) by Ang Tibay, who was almost legendary in this sort of beaded footwear, I will have to check if the label is stitched or just glued on. Of course there were other shoe makers in the same area making the same type of beaded footwear but Ang Tibay was the big name. I've always thought they were 1930's but sometimes I wonder if they could be earlier/later because of the design on the box and these sort of tourist items changed very little over a few decades.
Also attached is some similarly beaded sandals by a Ang. Mahinhin, of Chineleria. D. Tibajia
These are the two ads found when I first researched mine. The Filipino Student is from 1931, the other is not dated but the fashion looks to be 30's too. In the first you can just make out a pair of slippers on the right.
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Wow! That is so helpful! They definitely do look similar to yours.

Unfortunately, the stamped markings on the sole of mine are next to impossible to see, and they won't photograph- I can only see the markings in certain light. All I can make out is Manila and slippers.

Thank you so much-it gives me something to work with!

 

[Steph]

After Melanie's helpful reply, I was able to find a sold pair of slippers on etsy that have the same markings, but in better condition. They say "LaRizal Slippers Manila."
I will continue researching, but wanted to share my findings


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[ajibruks]

Love to see those vintage slippers.
If you haven't gone here in the Philippines to check further details dating those slippers, you might want to contact the Marikina shoe Museum through their Facebook account. They have variety of collections of shoes and slippers & they might be able to help you. I'm a son of former employee from where one of those slippers was manufactured from.
https://www.facebook.com/ShoeMuseum?fref=ts

 

[Pinkcoke]

Hi Ajibruks, thanks very much for taking the time to post here. I will do as you suggest. Out of interest which company did your father work for and how long? (this would tell me which decades they were definetly still producing footwear in, as a starter!)