are the shell?

[Trojanman74]

i just found these on the bay, are they shell? where should i ask him to take pictures to have a better view if it is shell or not. the shoes are alden

 

[DrZRM]

Umm, hard to say. Link? Photo?

Originally Posted by Trojanman74

i just found these on the bay, are they shell? where should i ask him to take pictures to have a better view if it is shell or not. the shoes are alden

 

[The Deacon]

Originally Posted by Trojanman74

i just found these on the bay, are they shell? where should i ask him to take pictures to have a better view if it is shell or not. the shoes are alden

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no pix?

 

[Trojanman74]

pic is up

 

[lee_44106]

the best I can say is MAYBE.

A detailed view of the creasing will be helpful.

 

[The Deacon]

If you could get a closer shot of the punch holes you'd be able to tell straight away. The edges on the rim of the holes are sharp on calf/corrected and blunted or sloped into the hole on shell. Never fails.

 

[rebel222]

I'm saying probably not, but more detailed pics are necessary.

 

[HalfCanvas]

Absolutely they are. If they weren't, you'd see noticeable creasing on shoes that old. The coloring seems to be the result of the "milkly haze" that will build up on shell cordovans over time. These will shine right back up with a few minutes of TLC.
[Take my opinion with a grain of salt though]

 

[Orgetorix]

I vote yes. Lack of fine creasing (so far as I can tell from the pictures) and the lightness of the ripples looks like shell.

 

[oneade]

vote yes.

 

[oneade]

the shoe must not have fit the original owner very well. look at the bulging on the sides. or is it just the photo?

 

[rebel222]

Are those the only two pics that you have? Sometimes lighting from different angles can help.

 

[Tarmac]

possible, but my vote is no

 

[bkrex]

I vote no as well.

 

[emptym]

The toe looks like no, but the area above has spotting and creasing that looks to me like shell. I vote probably.