Contents of Late 1800's or Early 1900's Glass Shoe?

[KC]

I personally don't believe that it held liquids or salves due to the lid type - otherwise they would have put a screw on lid AND it would be way to hard to get out of the shoe shape. 

[talesofthesevenseas]

Your shoe dates from sometime between 1892 and 1913 according to this information:
"...From 1892 to 1913, the rubber footwear divisions of U.S. Rubber manufactured their products under 30 different brand names, including the Wales-Goodyear Shoe Co. The company consolidated these brands under one name, Keds, in 1916, and were first mass-marketed as canvas-top 'sneakers' in 1917."

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Rubber_Company