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Recent content by meister
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Jake Gittes: Goddamn Florsheim shoes!- meister
- Post #33,777
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Finest factory made shoe in the USA. From the classic shoes site Clapp began in operations as a textile mill in the first quarter of the 19th century, provided uniforms during Civil War. After surviving a catastrophic fire and a subsequent bankruptcy Clapp transformed itself in the middle of...- meister
- Post #33,648
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Banister = high grade Stetson- meister
- Post #33,614
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
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- Post #33,613
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Please either put them away in a cupboard or delete the post :inlove: :drool::fistbump:- meister
- Post #33,573
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
A lot of 50s shoes have a last shape with a single spade/"extended sole" (the original name) and this continued through the 60s. It can be confused for the 40s. Here is a pair of Bostonians(?) I wore today which I think are late 40s but could be 50s as well going on the above.- meister
- Post #33,502
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
400 grit?- meister
- Post #33,499
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Men's Hats: A Discussion Thread, Questions, Opinions, Suggestions...
My Wellema beaver fedora is a little hard to bash, Is it the thickness of the felt?- meister
- Post #2,329
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Men's Hats: A Discussion Thread, Questions, Opinions, Suggestions...
Ditto Down Under. The Akubra - in all its manifestations - is worn in the bush by all working men and women.- meister
- Post #2,328
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Early 30s. I have a similar pair. The half round multi deep nail holes in the heels are the giveaway and the 20s/30s unique shape of the sole. Mine are being rewelted.- meister
- Post #33,441
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
isshinryu101- meister
- Post #33,438
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Collonil has some oil in it that probably works some magic- meister
- Post #33,436
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
I’ve asked isshi to comment.- meister
- Post #33,435
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
can we see some sole shots please? ?- meister
- Post #33,418
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice
Can't believe those are 1960s in kangaroo with that shape. More like late 1920s/30s but happy to be proven wrong...the captoe, big eyelets etc Att: Mormonopoly?- meister
- Post #33,415
- Forum: Classic Menswear