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Freeman shoes: anyone know anything?

post #1 of 8
5/14/06 at 10:59am
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I found a nice pair of Freeman 3-eyelet derbys (split toe, black). Made in the USA.
I've never heard of them, but Google pulled up some World War II-era ads: anyone know when they stopped making them? These look well-made, with nice leather.

Any comments appreciated.
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post #2 of 8
5/15/06 at 10:05am
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One bump and then it dies.

Anyone...???
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post #3 of 8
5/15/06 at 11:20am
I know nothing, although I've seen them on ebay. My guess is that the company has more or less passed into history....
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post #4 of 8
5/15/06 at 11:36am
If you google for "freeman shoe" (use the quotation marks) you can find a bit of info. Seemed to have been headquartered in Beloit, Wisc. Out of business around 1990.
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post #5 of 8
5/15/06 at 12:48pm
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Thanks (I googled before I posted, but only found a circa-WWII advert).

Finally found some info: very sad. Company hung on via some Gulf War I contracts, then folded.
The thing is, the shoes are quite nice, very well made and stylish too. I guess there wasn't a Style FOrum then.
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post #6 of 8
6/21/06 at 10:26pm
I bought a very nice pair of Freeman loafers today at a Goodwill for $3.99. They look like they have been hardly worn. I knew nothing about the brand until I searched this forum a few minutes ago (Also tried to search elsewhere but I found nothing). These shoes look like they are made pretty well.
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post #7 of 8
7/21/11 at 9:02am

It's really too bad they folded-there used to be a shop in my hometown, but the sign was old and rusty by the time I grew up.  Here is a picture of it ca. 1950s-

 

 

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post #8 of 8
11/11/11 at 8:56pm

"Freeman Shoes ~ The Footwear of Successful Men".

 

A popular mid-price line of shoes well-known in the 50's & 60's.  (Think "Bass" today)  Sold from $10-20 a pair.  Solid, Middle-America footwear.  Not particularly stylish, but well-made American leatherwear..  Sold a lot in small-town independent shoe stores like the one my parents owned ~ back when such operations still existed....

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