ID these shoes please

[LexLoci]

Hi,

I just bought these shoes on a lark, as they appeared to be Aldens. Can anyone confirm?

EBAY Shoes

 

[grimslade]

The seller claims that they are made in england, which would suggest they are not aldens. Also, I thought Alden used a naming, rather than a numbering, system for their lasts, whereas these clearly say last no. 1978 inside...

 

[marc237]

Because they are English, if they are marked 10.5 inside, they are going to fit an 11 or 11.5 in all likelihood.

 

[LexLoci]

I sent him an email asking about the sizing, he doesn't know where they are from. So I tried to determine who used 1978 as a last number. No luck.

The work strongly resembles Alden though:

Any thoughts on the maker? I've seen the sole and they are not bench or hand grade.

I only paid 20 bucks shipped, so no big deal.

 

[marc237]

With all due respect, I see the shoes as not looking that similar to ALdens. For example, Alden uses a much more rounded toe box while the toe box on the shoes you bought are more squared. If I were quessing, I might think they are Sargents.

 

[Duveen]

The toes look a bit like McAfees.

 

[rnoldh]

Perhaps Lloyd & Haig. They are definitely not Aldens.

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by LexLoci

I just bought these shoes on a lark, as they appeared to be Aldens. Can anyone confirm?

They're not aldens.

 

[hossoso]

Those are vintage Church's Custom Grade.. I just purchased the exact same ones from eBay last month. They have arrived and cleaned up quite nicely, must have been made before the brand took a nose dive in quality. Here is a link to the auction I won:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140048772895

 

[kabert]

Originally Posted by Duveen

The toes look a bit like McAfees.

My thought exactly. In addition to the toe box, the shoes have a graceful curved line of brogueing that I think of as unique to older McAfee shoes (before they got bought out by the Prada/Church's conglomerate). I've got two pairs of McAfees with similar "lines."

 

[LexLoci]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I don't usually buy things off of ebay, or used either, but after reading all of the great deals that can be had there, I gave it a shot. My wife thinks I'm crazy.
I'm hoping these clean up well also. 20 bucks seems a steal.

 

[grimslade]

For $20, definitley worth a shot. Post pics after you've received the goods and given them a shine...

 

[Percy Trimmer]

Surely the lack of a width fitting (I do not see one) suggests these are not by Church or any other high end maker.

The 'last' number looks suspiciously like a date. At that time most British high street shoe shops would have carried brogues like this.

Trimmer