16″ lace up wingtip boots from the 1930s, a brown leather motorcycle jacket from the ’50s or so, Pall Mall cigarettes with a 1949 tax stamp, a made in Japan “Sabre” knife, vintage bandanna, belt and a silver and turquoise ring. Not a lot of brown leather going in motorcycle gear these days.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Knapp Boots
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Ripple Sole Alden Shoes
Now on eBay! LINKThese shoes were made by Alden, one of America’s top shoemakers. The styling is unusual, dressy split toe styling with a monster ripple rubber sole. Stylish meets rugged. Open lacing, six eyelets. They’ve had a hard life. there’s a repair to the heel of the inside of the right shoe, done in black leather. The leather has scuffs, deep creasing, a few dings, and some surface cracking. Looks like the ruggedness of the shoes styling matched up to the ruggedness of the original owner. Size: 12 C/E
Taylor Made Imperial Shoes
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These vintage shoes were made by “Taylor Made Imperials”. They have a plain toe, open lacing with five eyelets, flat cotton laces. 360 degree welt, leather heel with v-cleat. They look as though they ere hardly ever worn.Size: 10-1/2 A/C
Steel Toe Wingtips
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These vintage shoes have all the style and sturdy construction of a pair of vintage Canadian made dress shoes. Double stitched, perforated wingtip, five eyelet, chunky leather sole. But they also have a steel toe. The heels and soles have been replaced at some point. The heels look like they were never walked on.Size 8.5E
Church’s Monk Strap Shoes
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These vintage church’s shoes were made expressly for the store “Henry Marks” of Montreal. Church’s isn’t making this exact model anymore, but the nearest thing they do sell currently, the Brampton, looks to be retailing for a bit over $600. These have nailed soles and half leather heels. The shoes look like they were worn gently and properly taken care ofThey are marked a size 9-1/2They measure 11-1/2″ heel to toe and 3-7/8″ at the widest part of the sole.
John Hampton Shoes
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These vintage shoes were made in England by John Hampton for Woodward’s. They are a classic wingtip design, closed lacing, six eyelet. The sole appears to be composition, and the shoes exhibit very little wear. Size: 9
Snakeskin Florsheim Shoes
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These vintage shoes were made by Florsheim in the 1970s. They are an exotic snakeskin print leather (read- not actually snakeskin). Open lacing, plain toes, three eyelets. The laces are mismatched, but finding a new set isn’t very hard. These shoes were worn, and show wear to the heels and soles, and creasing to the leather, but they still have a lot of life in them.Size: 8E
Hartt Captoes
Now on eBay! LINKThese shoes were made by Canadian shoemaker, Hartt. From the sole and heel, they appear to have never been worn, but still display some wear to the toecaps from storage.Five eyelet open lacing, triple stitched seams. They are “Directors Quality”, and have biltrite heels.Size: 9-1/2 D
Exotic Dack’s Shoes
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These vintage shoes were made by famed Canadian shoemaker, Dack’s. Dack’s was later bought out by Church’s, but I believe these are pre buy out. Dack’s as really big into the exotic hides. Camel, ox, you name an an animal, they probably made a shoe out of it. These aren’t marked as to what the leather is, but it sure is distinctive. Heels are Biltrite, soles marked “Custom Grade”.Size: 8-1/2 D