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But this doesn't show the width differences.
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Thanks, Jim. Nice shoes you've got there. I'm still new to this hobby, so I'm slowly building my collection through thrift finds and inexpensive (ok, cheap) eBay buys. Perhaps I'll move on up to curated buys one of these days.Hi Neal
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This makes much more sense. It looked like a lovely shoe, but it didn’t look like it was from the 50s or the American Florsheim factory to me.I have the same shoe in black, and I thought they were some type of embossed calf, but I could be wrong on that. My pair were made in Canada at the McHale factory in the mid 70's. The McHale factory was the only one in Canada to ever make Florsheim, and this medallion pattern shows up on quite a few of their shoes. I am reasonably certain this is what you have,
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Very good comparison. Though Florsheim made the same model for a long time, we can see that the quality has been decreasing over time.I picked up a pair of Florsheim 93602 the other day. Date code is **; I suspect that these are from 1989. As I was cleaning them, I noticed that the stitching on the welt is much wider than another pair I have from 1965. Take a look for yourself. The older shoe is the one with the laces.
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What's up with the heel? Why is it so incised?
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I have the same shoe in black, and I thought they were some type of embossed calf, but I could be wrong on that. My pair were made in Canada at the McHale factory in the mid 70's. The McHale factory was the only one in Canada to ever make Florsheim, and this medallion pattern shows up on quite a few of their shoes. I am reasonably certain this is what you have,
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Is this shell?
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I gather that you are not impressed with my embossed hypotheses You might be right on that one, but I remember doing some research on them last year and determining that they were impressively embossed. Attached are two adverts from 1976 and I believe they show the same shoe, with one referring to them as Coventry grain and the second calling it Antelope grain. I should also note that the Tuscany was the only full brogue long wing that Florsheim advertised in Canada in the 1970's. However in absence of a less grainy image I cede the field to you. Of course this means I get first pick of the shoes the next time we are out thrifting!!!@Nobleprofessor, great shoes! I think they are exotic leather, but not camel. I just sold a pair of Dack's camel (marked as such) today and the grain is deeper, with fewer fine lines, as seen below.
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I've previously sold Canadian Florshiems like you've found, and I have a similar pair for myself by McHale.
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@Jiqea, having seen these in the flesh, as it were, I disagree that that are embossed calf. I think the brown shows this easier than the black, so we'll let you off the hook this time.