Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[happypebble]

The camel Dacks arrived today, just in time for Wingtip Wednesday. A little drink of Bicks, welt cleaning and some edge dressing and they are good to go. They date between late 1983 and 1987 based on the sock liner.

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Oh damn. Those look great. I am extra jealous

 

[smfdoc]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my forum friends. May your turkey be hot, your cranberries be tart and your shoes be old and shiny. Florsheim shell, of course.

 

[Quantum17]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my forum friends. May your turkey be hot, your cranberries be tart and your shoes be old and shiny.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!
May I ask if there are members here who are passionate about cooking? I am making steaks, mashed potatoes, beef bourguignon, French onion soup, Brussels sprouts, salad, roasted individual Cornish hen, honey baked acorn squash and plenty of corny jokes on the cobbler
Edit: and Caprese salad. I know I forgot something.

 

[Jiqea]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!
May I ask if there are members here who are passionate about cooking? I am making steaks, mashed potatoes, beef bourguignon, French onion soup, Brussels sprouts, salad, roasted individual Cornish hen, honey baked acorn squash and plenty of corny jokes on the cobbler
Edit: and Caprese salad. I know I forgot something.

I will be arriving at 4:00.

 

[Quantum17]

I will be arriving at 4:00.

Come on over . We have French onion soup in the making. This Santa boots is what I’m wearing you can tell this is my fav time of the year

 

[Nealjpage]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!
May I ask if there are members here who are passionate about cooking? I am making steaks, mashed potatoes, beef bourguignon, French onion soup, Brussels sprouts, salad, roasted individual Cornish hen, honey baked acorn squash and plenty of corny jokes on the cobbler
Edit: and Caprese salad. I know I forgot something.

This feast blows mine out of the water.

 

[friendlygoz]

Happy (US) Thanksgiving, shoe brothers. I’m on the Russian River in Sanoma County with my wife and sons. I only brought my Nike running shoes but I have this picture of the Foot Joys that are the subject of my shoe revival challenge entry. Be well...

 

[sam67]

Happy TG all. Grilling with Florsheim blue label. (Ribs, btw)

 

[sam67]

Try Zippo lighter fluid (naptha). That was often the solvent in American paste waxes.

I'm not going to take it to the Zippo level. This is as good as I'm going to get. Perhaps you can see a bit of the #8? Would you agree these are pre 1973 based on cleat? Date code would put at 1972, I believe. Has this been resoled, I see no nails? Thanks.

 

[Quantum17]

I'm not going to take it to the Zippo level. This is as good as I'm going to get. Perhaps you can see a bit of the #8? Would you agree these are pre 1973 based on cleat? Date code would put at 1972, I believe. Has this been resoled, I see no nails? Thanks.View attachment 1505382View attachment 1505392View attachment 1505393

It’s not 100% clear, but it seems the resoled stitching overlap the old stitching

 

[Hotel Cali]

Happy Thanksgiving thread guys.

Hartts Chelsea.

Family black boots day in anticipation for Black Friday shop.

Hartts Chelsea, Arch Preserver Jodhpur s, and vintage violation Michael Kors zipper boots.

 

[woofmang]

...and vintage violation Michael Kors zipper boots.

kids these days...

 

[eTrojan]

Went for a walk this morning while the kids made our pies (pumpkin chiffon and malted milk pecan). Chose the BA Mason LWB.

We started out with white truffle scrambled eggs for breakfast.

 

[Oshare]

Happy Thanksgiving!
No such thing here in Japan, so it was just another busy WFH day in PJs and warm socks (we don't wear shoes indoors).

 

[ccpl14]

Happy thanksgiving all (to those in the US, and good vibes to everyone else).
Food not presentable yet, but I went pretty far back in the cave for this evening’s libations.

Be safe and healthy brothers.