Vintage Saddle Shoes GREAT!

[Marc Chevalier]

This seller seems to have a never-ending supply of vintage men's saddle shoes. (My guess is early 1940s.) Week after week, a new crop shows up in different sizes. Here's a finished auction:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48862&item=8420041972



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[Tony in Tarzana]

Now's my chance...

I've had a question about saddle shoes, spectators and two-tone shoes in general: How do you polish them? I suppose you have to mask off the various areas somehow.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

They are a real pain to polish. The answer to your question is: very, very carefully! (Be prepared to used Q-Tips!)

In his autobiography, Malcolm X describes his stint as a "shoeshine boy" at the Savoy Ballroom, in NYC, where the Lindy Hop was made famous. Malcolm talks at length about how he got a good polish going -- and how to put on a show, with lots of flourishes and rag-snapping -- so that the customer would give a good tip.


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[jamespowers]

This seller seems to have a never-ending supply of vintage men's saddle shoes. (My guess is early 1940s.) Week after week, a new crop shows up, in different sizes. Here's a finished auction:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48862&item=8420041972



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Awww come on. You know you really want these:

lol

Regards,

J