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A Tour of Northampton

Manton

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Originally Posted by jamaican
I wonder whether you were able to capture any of the polishing process at EG or G&G for that matter.
No, I wish I had.

Did you per chance place a bespoke order?
Hey! My wife might read this!

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe
Something else that might be worth pointing out: EG, I believe, is the last shoe manufacturer to use exclusively wooden lasts ... Virtually all other firms have gone over to plastic lasts.

I'm getting to that!
 

grimslade

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Originally Posted by Manton
Hey! My wife might read this!

As Eliot Spitzer _should_ have said....

Nice posts, Manton. Look forward to the article.
 

luk-cha

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Manton great additions, and you are very lucky as a lot of factories are not so willing to give tours these days, so
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The sequels are as good as the OP Manton.
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When's the Berluti tour?
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luk-cha

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Originally Posted by Fuuma
They don't have the budget to send him to China.

well bedget me in and i can help him with that issue
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amerikajinda

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Thank you, Manton. Your pictures and writing are superb!
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HappymaN

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What's that you're wearing manton, a black shirt (!!!!)?
 

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Originally Posted by HappymaN
What's that you're wearing manton, a black shirt (!!!!)?

I think it's a logical assumption that the pictures are of his host, not himself.
 

Zegnamtl

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Manton,

Great thread, thank you for posting.
The trip must have been a great time.

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Originally Posted by bengal-stripe
Oops! Oh, dear!!! My apologies, if I've stolen your thunder.
Il await my coments on the subject until ... (re steamNwood) Looking forward to an uppdate
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Fantastic pictures and commentary. Thanks for posting.
 

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