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So tempted to order a pair of the brown&white ones (plus completely whites). Did you check the soles? What material are they really?
So tempted to order a pair of the brown&white ones (plus completely whites). Did you check the soles? What material are they really?
Iron Rangers,aging nicely......
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Fun Hawaii historical fact. Liberty House was the old plantation store for H. Hackfield and Company one of the 'Big Five'. The Big Five was the five largest businesses in Hawaii that essentially used to run the state back in territorial days (you can think of late 1890s-1910s Robber Baron/Gilded Age era). Since H. Hackfield had been founded by a German immigrant to Hawaii when the US declared war on Germany in WWI, the H. Hackfield company was siezed under by Alien Property Custodian. When reformed they renamed the company something really patriotic, American Factors (more commonly known as Amfac), and of course the old plantation store needed a Patriot name too, so... Liberty House! One can think of similar renaming of "German" things during WWI as well in other countries.
What would you recommend to clean the white with?
A light use of a suede rubber is good or a good clean suede brush.
shakesheadCan we ask questions about spectators here?
Aesthetically, the Marlton looks OK.....nothing drool worthy, just OK. Of course the quality isn't there but what would you expect at that price-point. I would consider them as a borderline disposable shoe, à la Stacy Adams.opinion of the modern Florsheim spectators?
Well, at roughly 3x the price of the Marlton you can get Allen Edmonds MTO (made to order) with choice of leathers/colors which, because they can be refurbished at the factory, will give you years and years (decades?) of service. Funny thing about shoes, the cheap disposable ones end up being more expensive in the long run.is there another brand of shoe I should be looking at instead?
Those are a nice weave design.
Can we ask questions about spectators here? Here goes, what is folks' opinion of the modern Florsheim spectators? I've got a pair of their saddle oxfords that I like but if I'm buying a proper two tone spectator is there another brand of shoe I should be looking at instead?
Also I'm not considering vintage, I just cannot wear vintage shoes for some reason.
I love the white buc wingtip and want a pair for this summer!And there's always the clearance rack at Brooks Brothers where you can often pick up their Peal & Co. (English made) shoes at a great price but that's hit or miss, especially for specs.
Funny, the white bucs were not there yesterday, only the white pebble grain wingtips. I guess you really have to watch that site.I love the white buc wingtip and want a pair for this summer!