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  1. sam67

    THE 2024 ALLEN EDMONDS (AE) APPRECIATION THREAD

    Anyone have an ad or date for the AE Duke? Linen and leather, 3 eyelet, blucher. Ostendo- isn't that primarily 1970s? thanks
  2. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    Anyone have an ad or date for the AE Duke? Linen and leather, 3 eyelet, blucher. Ostendo- isn't that primarily 1970s? thanks
  3. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    That's amazing that you find them on Ebay. I never see the stuff you have but you had a 5 year head start on me. Cheers!
  4. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    I've made that comment before. I'd like to know the real story....
  5. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    Please give us your bio. Are you 99 years old? How did this museum collection come to be? I'd love to know your story.
  6. sam67

    How to pack for transition weather (April, 10-25 degrees Celsius)

    I was in Chicago a couple weeks back for five days. I concentrated on shirt, pants, shoes, and sport coat that I could work in different combos. And I got it all into my Saddleback leather.
  7. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    It all lined up for wingtip Wednesday, and I just realized it! 93602
  8. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    Yep. I had just left Optimo ;)
  9. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    I was in Chicago this week and passed by a shop selling Alden. I went in and spoke with the owner. We discussed recrafting and he recommended Wyatt and Dad. There you go!
  10. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    Is wax bad? Working on a variety of shoes and it occurred to me ‘When they’re gone, they’re gone!’ Won’t see these again. So I’ve read conflicting things on wax. I use polish. Should I use wax or not? (AE jodhpurs, 1944 plain toe, Florsheim 92604 and spot on carpet from some shoe product...
  11. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    Mine too. Looks like the St. George did not appear as a jodhpur until 1982. Prior to that it was a zip.
  12. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    1944- Newport Shoe Mfg Corp.
  13. sam67

    THE 2024 ALLEN EDMONDS (AE) APPRECIATION THREAD

    Cross post from vintage. Saint George.
  14. sam67

    Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

    AE st. George mid 1970s if I have my label right. Otherwise mid 80s.
  15. sam67

    THE 2024 ALLEN EDMONDS (AE) APPRECIATION THREAD

    My mid-1980s pin grain strands.

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