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Thanks. I had a pretty good idea what was hiding beneath the dirt and old polish, but I was still pleasantly surprised that they ended up so vibrant. They are such a super rare shoe. I am glad that I grabbed them. No regrets.I would buy those for $400 CAD. No deliberation necessary. Ha.
The early 50's SE Dack "Cambridge" U-wings that I purchased almost two weeks ago finally arrived. I did a bit of a restoration on them and they are ready to go for another 70 years. The laces are NOS 1940's US military surplus.
Here is one photo of them as found, and two photos after the clean-up. The soles and heels are virtually unworn.
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Nice grab!Just landed: Florsheim NSTs in my size! Someone on one of the FB groups thrifted these for $8. They weren’t his size, and so we offered them up for the $8 he paid plus shipping. @suitforcourt alerted me and I grab them. They’re in pretty good shape. I’ve clean them up and brought some of the welt stitching back to white (these have that really cool double welt stitch). I might apply a very subtle burnishing to the toes with some light brown die. This would be nothing extreme at all. It’s just that there’s some discoloration on the toes, and so I might as well turn into the curve. After that I’ll condition and put some cream polish on them. I’m going to have to get new heel since the double v-cleat heel is almost completely worn down. I’m pretty excited about grabbing these.
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Just landed: Florsheim NSTs in my size! Someone on one of the FB groups thrifted these for $8. They weren’t his size, and so we offered them up for the $8 he paid plus shipping. @suitforcourt alerted me and I grab them. They’re in pretty good shape. I’ve clean them up and brought some of the welt stitching back to white (these have that really cool double welt stitch). I might apply a very subtle burnishing to the toes with some light brown die. This would be nothing extreme at all. It’s just that there’s some discoloration on the toes, and so I might as well turn into the curve. After that I’ll condition and put some cream polish on them. I’m going to have to get new heel since the double v-cleat heel is almost completely worn down. I’m pretty excited about grabbing these.
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Chinos and LWBs? Absolutely. Fantastic look.Can you wear Chinos and full brogue? I think so. Florsheim today.
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This morning:Can you wear Chinos and full brogue? I think so. Florsheim today.
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Yesterday also saw the arrival of this lovely pair of John Mchale Vikings on the Bomber last, care of @dadjeans . I absolutely love the black stealth bombers. If I finally find a pair in my size I am going to throw away all my other blacks shoes. On close inspection the Biltrite heels on this pair are factory original.
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