George Dombeck
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View attachment 149890 View attachment 149892 Boot/skin identification needed. I bought these on Ebay for $35.00, (goodwill price on heel $6.99). They were advertised as "Crocodile". Anyone tell me what these are? Brand is Botas Jaca .
Turns out they are Paul Weller boots, I contacted the company and Paul's son Dave told me they were made by his dad and that entry level models were about $2500/pair!. He repaired the boots for me and hopefully they'll last me a long time.
If its "Printed" its really good because the scales are deep.
It's a print. There's no individual scales there at all. You bought what we used to call a "Velvet Elvis".If its "Printed" its really good because the scales are deep.
Really? You don't think there is a market for faux exotic boots based on their price point? What about faux ladies designer handbags we hear so much about? Faux electronics, faux pearls, faux furs?Seems like a lot of nonsense to make fake skin on leather soled, wood pegged boots.
Seems like a lot of nonsense to make fake skin on leather soled, wood pegged boots.
Rob, that's a couple pair of legacy cowboy boots to collectors. To have been made by Paul Wheeler and worked on by his son as well is pretty cool as Dave is no longer taking orders as he prepares for retirement. There will be no more Wheeler boots.
BTW, I saw you small treatise on Tiny Lama history and labels back on p150 of this thread, is there something similar for Lucchese labels to tell me what's worth seeking out?
I own two pair of Lucchese Classics and both are clearly stamped as "Classics"Rob, I don't have a lot of experience with Lucchese as I've only owned one pair. The pair I owned were the Classics and they were stamped as such on the inside of the shaft and I think that is typical of Lucchese's.
The only Lucchese's I would be interested in are the Classics and I keep an eye out for the San Antonio made boots as they are highly thought of. There is some confusion about their labeling since Lucchese's have the 1883 models and the Classics and all Lucchese boots have "Since 1883" on them somewhere and I've seen a lot of 1883's listed as Classics in the secondary markets.