Colonial Stockings – Natural. Hand made in the USA
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Colonial Stockings – Natural color over the knee
Facts about Original Civil War Shoes
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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.
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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
Water proofing boots and shoes
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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
Dance shoes,with what you have.
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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’s path to his family business.
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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
Colonial Stockings – Black. Hand made in the USA
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Colonial Stockings – Black over the knee
Colonial Stockings – White. Hand made in the USA
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Colonial Stockings – White over the knee
Patent Leather Congress Gaitor, Civil War Men’s pull-on Shoe
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The Congressgaitor is more of an ankle boot. It is what you have been looking for. With a tab on the back for ease of entry, it has a smooth black leather toe, two elastic gussets one either side and a stacked heel.… Read More
They fit perfectly right out of the box.
Hi, Just a short note to say I received my “Josie” boots today. They fit perfectly right out of the box. These will go nicely with my vivandiere uniform. Thank you so much. Tami