Vintage Dress shoe appreciation, tips, maintenance and advice

[sam67]

Does anyone know about this brand (Barrister) ? They look very solid and appear to be well built. Pretty sure it's American made.

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No sorry

 

[memoriastoica]

Does anyone know about this brand (Barrister) ? They look very solid and appear to be well built. Pretty sure it's American made.

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Barrister was an American company that also manufactured Union made suits and blazers. Beyond that not much info out there.

 

[memoriastoica]

Picked up these Florsheim Chevrons for a nice price. Not sure what year but they show up in the 1969 Florsheim catalog on VCleat. Oddly enough, they fit perfectly even though they are a size 12C and I am normally a 10.5D/11C.

 

[friendlygoz]

Shell Nettleton saddles today…

 

[suitforcourt]

Does anyone know about this brand (Barrister) ? They look very solid and appear to be well built. Pretty sure it's American made.

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Can you take pics of the soles and markings?

 

[Satoman1]

Can you take pics of the soles and markings?

Here're the pics from the seller. Not my size so i skipped it

 

[memoriastoica]

Florsheim Yumas in size 12 EEE. They look well worn but still look good.

https://poshmark.com/listing/Mens-black-loafers-dress-shoes-slip-on-leather-by-Florsheim-6472de6c4bd760607a8244d9

 

[sam67]

First day of Sartorial Summer. Time to break out the linen, seersucker, bucks, and spectators! These Orleans are on the 1 last which is a great fit in my Bradley and Leeds. These gap a little on left ankle. I don’t know if that’s due to the buck or sole or what? I do have a slight width difference. That’s the way it goes. Enjoy the day.

 

[Bopper]

Grommets look particularly good on this pair. Looks like standard, original equipment, not after-market modification.

I had some down time today and finally got around to tackling a quick project I'd been wanting to do for months.

These Florsheims, made in Canada by John McHale, were my very first pair of LWBs that @kilowatts helped me to pick up from a local sale. I still wear them all the time, and had been wanting to put on antique brass grommets to better reinforce the eyelets.

Last photo before the project:

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For anyone who hasn't tried this project, it's really quite simple. I just used a pair of wire cutters to snip and pull out the old grommets from the underside, then it's a simple matter of tapping the new grommets into place.

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I love the look of the antique brass grommets. New laces and these are ready for many more years of wear. Well, as soon as I get the heels replaced. That's a job for my cobbler, though. I'm not ready to attempt that project myself.

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[mormonopoly]

 

[Bopper]

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Those aren't nails, they're railroad spikes. 👊

 

[JFWR]

Question on vintage Alden sizing: Would a C/E shoe be the combination last where C is the heel, E is the forefoot, or is it the other way around and it has a gigantically wide heel, but a forefoot that is narrow?

 

[JFWR]

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Hole in double leather florsheims. Can I get a toppy for this?

Just double posting here: Is this the type of issue, with a double leather sole, that can be fixed - or patched, as it were - with a toppy? I haven't worn these shoes nearly enough to get this bad of wear, so I am thinking perhaps the shoes (given they were basically NOS) had dried out a lot on the sole and I should have taken more care, but I'd prefer not to have to go get them resoled as money is tight given current economic conditions.

 

[sam67]

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Is that Florsheim given the sole color and nail pattern?

 

[sam67]

I just picked these up because I couldn't pass up making this the oldest shoe I owned with a date of 1944. (talk about the original AE Overlord!- that's what it reminded me of)
Can anyone tell me about Newport Shoe Manufacturing Corp.? thanks