patrick_b
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I was gathering old clothes for donation recently and came across these J&M cap toes. I bought them in 1994 for my 1st job out of college. I wore the crap out of them for 5-6 yrs. While I did use shoe trees (~75% of the time) , they saw no regular cleaning/polishing and I'd wear them several days in a row without rotation.
They've been in a closet for for almost ten yrs. The soles are worn through in spots but the calf-skin actually polished up fairly well. I'm considering getting them re-crafted but I don't know much about J&M's. Were they well made and worth re-soling? The sole is stamped Johnston & Murphy, Made in USA. Other than that, I don't know which model or series. Nor do I know what to look for to determine if they are worth re-crafting.
They've been in a closet for for almost ten yrs. The soles are worn through in spots but the calf-skin actually polished up fairly well. I'm considering getting them re-crafted but I don't know much about J&M's. Were they well made and worth re-soling? The sole is stamped Johnston & Murphy, Made in USA. Other than that, I don't know which model or series. Nor do I know what to look for to determine if they are worth re-crafting.