Styleforum › Forums › Archives › Buying and Selling (Archive) › B&S Archive › Vintage Longwings for those blessed with large feet
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Vintage Longwings for those blessed with large feet

post #1 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:22am
Thread Starter 
ENDING TONIGHT I've got a pair of vintage Freeman Longwing bluchers listed on eBay this week. Seeing as there are few shoes of this size listed in this forum, I thought I'd post this here. Freeman was a US maker of classic business shoes that went belly up in the early '90s. Their top of the line shoes were in the same ballpark as Florsheim and J&M. This particular pair is in a black Scotch Grain with double leather soles and fully lined in leather. The heels have been newly replaced. These are gunboats and not for the faint of heart, but they are classic American business dress shoes and could potentialy last a lifetime. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=tab%3DSelling More pics on eBay
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:36am
I went to the Ebay listing and saw they are a size 13.

I'm not "Blessed" with large feet.

Won't work for me. Being that these Freemans are a large size and gunboats, they are probably the size of small amphibious vehicles. But they truly are classics that can last forever, and gunboats (even with jeans) are definitely in right now.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:42am
How do these fit compared to the Alden Barrie last?

I am a 13 in just about everything except most Alden's. These are exactly what I am looking for, just not sure if they'd fit.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:44am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rnoldh View Post
I went to the Ebay listing and saw they are a size 13.

Being that these Freemans are a large size and gunboats, they are probably the size of small amphibious vehicles.

Didn't realize I had actually failed to mention the size. Gracias.

By the way the left shoe was actually featured in the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan".
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:47am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tonylumpkin View Post
Didn't realize I had actually failed to mention the size. Gracias.

By the way the left shoe was actually featured in the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan".

That specific Left shoe?

How do you know, Tony?
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:49am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by topcatny View Post
How do these fit compared to the Alden Barrie last? I am a 13 in just about everything except most Alden's. These are exactly what I am looking for, just not sure if they'd fit.
Interior heel to toe is 12". I'm not sure how that compares with the Barrie. Let me know if you want exterior measurements although with the generous welting all around, this could be somewhat misleading.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:50am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rnoldh View Post
That specific Left shoe?

How do you know, Tony?

It was the first landing craft to hit the beach!
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 9
10/30/07 at 12:52am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tonylumpkin View Post
It was the first landing craft to hit the beach!



BTW: The shoes look great with the nice shine.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 9
11/4/07 at 11:09am
Thread Starter 
Bump For Ebay Ending
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: B&S Archive
Styleforum › Forums › Archives › Buying and Selling (Archive) › B&S Archive › Vintage Longwings for those blessed with large feet