Basketball Shoe Patent Canvas Print, Vintage 1971 High-Top Wall Art

Description

This canvas reproduces a 1971 patent sheet for a high-top basketball shoe, available at 11×14 or 16×20 and finished as gallery-wrapped canvas. As a basketball shoe patent canvas print it studies the shoe in profile – the sole, the stitched upper, the lace eyelets, and a cutaway window into the padded ankle collar – printed from the original drafting lines rather than a modern redraw.

The plate cuts away the ankle collar to show what’s inside the high-top: a padded cushion and a thin stiffening plate set into the upper, alongside the thick rubber sole, a cross-hatched toe bumper, and a separate heel patch. It’s a small piece of basketball footwear history, from the era when the shoe’s own construction was still being drafted and patented. Hung above a dresser, a shoe rack, or a trophy case, it reads as authentic sports patent art rather than a themed novelty piece, at home in a den, office, or game room.

We make each canvas to order in our family-owned shop in NE Ohio, printing with fade-resistant inks and gallery-wrapping it over sturdy stretcher bars. The 16×20 reads as a genuine statement piece for a den or game room, while the 11×14 fits a smaller office wall just as well, and both sizes carry the image around the edges for a finished look. Sneaker collectors recognize this vintage basketball shoe patent print as a real drafting sheet rather than a reprint dressed up to look old.

Hanging is straightforward: adhesive strips come fitted to the canvas, so it holds securely without nails or tools and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage, on drywall, plaster, or a rental’s fresh paint alike. Both sizes ship ready to hang, with a gallery-wrapped edge that suits a wall of other sports patent prints.

Choose your size and give a den, office, or game room a genuine piece of basketball shoe history, ready to hang the day it arrives.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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