Step into History
We all do the best we can, but no one gets it perfect. Your eyeglasses, the watches folks forget to take off, the machine that sewed your clothes, the machines used to bore your rifle, the milled lumber for your … Read More
How to measure heel height according to “The Complete Footwear Dictionary, second edition.” Heel height: the height, floor to the shank, is measured at the heel breast. The measure of heel height is from the breast (front) of the heel … Read More
Before the war, almost all army shoes were made at Susquehanna Arsenal. The pieces were cut out in the arsenal and then “farmed out” to independent workers who put them together in their homes on piecework basis It was the … Read More
Brogans are also called Jefferson Bootees. The Army used the term “Jefferson”. The reason goes back to Thomas Jefferson: During the French Revolution, large, fancy shoe buckles were considered the mark of the Aristocrats. Shortly, wearing any shoe buckles at … Read More
Mink Oil is fine, but there are more aggressive products Available. NeverWet by Rust-Oleum I haven’t tried it yet, but I have never been disappointed by a Rust-oleum product. Huberds shoe grease https://www.huberds.com/ this is from coal country and coal … Read More
We get a request for dance shoes from time to time. I ran across an article from Jim’s Projects about an easy way to put some dance soles on a pair of shoes. Hacking dance shoes
Alex Ayotte current owner, Born in Miami FL. Early 60’s grew up in south Florida. Moved to Tallahassee Florida in 1980 with my family just after graduating High Schooll (thank you, Mom). We moved because of the cocaine wars. Started … Read More
The Army used the term “Jefferson”. The reason goes back to Thomas Jefferson: During the French Revolution, large, fancy shoe buckles were considered the mark of the Aristocrats. Shortly, wearing any shoe buckles at all could cause your head to … Read More
