friendlygoz
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Those are really cool. Too bad about the tear.Here's one of my oldest pairs. They were made by Crawford Shoes. There were shoe firms with this name in Brockton, Chicago, and someplace in Michigan. I'm not sure which made this pair. Many ads can be found for the brand between 1900 and 1910. Unfortunately, the size is 7b. Crawford also made women's shoes, but the charecture on the sole and interior label is a dapper gentleman, making me thing they are for men, as does the style, which (to me) is not at all feminine.
More unfortunately, years ago when they arrived I showed them to a former girlfriend, who overzealously tried to cram her foot into them. Before I got a word of caution out of my mouth, the collar tore all the way through ?. Distraught, I thew the in the basement.
This past week I carefully cleaned and then conditoned them. Leather 'n' Rich seemed to be the best product for the job among those that I tested.
Now I don't know what to do with them. They are certainly interesting. Are they museum worthy? If they were worn, I don't think they would last long. The leather is supple now, but being dry for nearly 100 years has to take its toll.