Vintage Work Boots

[Dinerman]

There's a lot here on modern work boots, but not much on the originals.
I'll start this one off with period advertisements. Please share your 1920s-1960s work boots. I'd love to see how the details compare with the modern ones.

1927

 

[GregO]

It is interesting that many of the boots stress "chrome tanned" in the advertisements. How times change, eh?

 

[Dinerman]

1928

 

[Dinerman]

1928

 

[zhz]

Is there a lot difference between modern and vintage work boots? I thought the modern work boots are repro of the vintage one.

 

[buler]

1922:

 

[Dinerman]

1931

 

[buler]

1956:

 

[Dickie Teenie]

You know those are work boots when their advertised as "manure proof".
What's up the cowboy and packer boots, priced over 2 to 3X as much as the others.

Thanks Dinerman

 

[Dinerman]

1931

 

[Dinerman]

1932

 

[Dinerman]

1933

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

From the german Fulag catalog 1938

Another brand of german work boots 1936

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Sears 1936

Montgomery Wards 1939

 

[ChrisT]

thank you for this extraordinary thread

 

[Dinerman]

 

[Dinerman]

Early-mid 1950s Star Brand

 

[ProteinNerd]

Is there a lot difference between modern and vintage work boots? I thought the modern work boots are repro of the vintage one.

I am amazing thinking how little has changed in almost 90 years....

 

[Monitor]

These boots are so nice! I'd literally want to own a pair of each from these ads.

 

[Dinerman]

I think it's amazing how much has changed in 90 years. Just as with any vintage shoe, put an original pair next to a modern one, and the detailing, construction, fit, cut, lasts, leathers, are remarkably different.