I emailed Florsheim and a kind gentleman told me how to date Florsheim shoes.
Example of Inside marking; 81/2 D 614745 11 93602 IE.
IE portion shows the month and the year of manufacture.
" That code was applied at a factory of which we no longer use to produce
the shoes....so the code...
If I remember correctly, Aristocraft and Imperial were their top line looong times ago. At some time the old top-of-the-line Aristocraft and Imperial were renamed Crown Aristocraft and Royal Imperial respectively and then Aristocraft and Imperial became lesser lines.
Any idea when the change...
According to Style Forum, JCPenny wingtip and Florsheim kenmoor are made in the same factory in India. Probably that is the reason why they are very simillar.With such a big price difference, JCPenny wingtip seems be good deal...
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