Antique Edwardian Period Black Leather Lace Up Boots LARGE SIZE (9 1/2W)

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Antique Edwardian Period Black Leather Lace Up Boots LARGE SIZE (9 1/2W)
Up on the auction block is a nicely worn and broken pair of Antique Edwardian Period Black Leather Lace Up Boots in a larger size that is about a US 9 ½ Wide. The numbers inside the shafts read as follows:
470 34443a 90
. There is also stamped “PETERS ST. LOUIS”. The leather shoes and uppers are extremely soft, supple, flexible and in excellent condition. There are a few scrapes in various places in the shoes. All seam work looks solid, but there was some sewing repair on the outside shoe line near the heel of the left shoe. Very creased from extensive wearing.
The inside cotton twill lining is relatively clean, yet dingy and spotted from age. The rear seam work is torn open and there is wear through on the back heel areas. The leather insoles are solid and slightly imprinted. Only the left insole has a felt/wool heel pad. Along the high tops there is a 1” band of green fabric that is in good condition. The leather banding on the eyelets is in great condition. There are 18 pairs of external eyelets to lace up. The leather tongues are in great condition with full cloth backing. On the left tongue there is some wear in the cloth backing.
The bottom leather soles are very solid and showing some wear. The wooden Spanish Flamenco styled heels (Cubano) are solid and have brand new Vibram rubber heel caps on them.
DISCLAIMER:
Although these shoes may be worn (like many antique shoes), this seller will not be held responsible for the following: torn eyelets, tearing of seams inside or outside, separating or tearing of leather due to wearing. Please bear in mind, these shoes are well over 1 Century old and while in appearance seams and leather may appear intact (or if difference otherwise noted) integrity or durability cannot and will not be guaranteed due to the age of antique shoes.
Historical Notes:
”In the 1870s, at the age of 16, Henry William Peters went to work for Claflin, Allen & Company, at a time when St. Louis, Missouri had wholesale distributors of shoes rather than manufactures. As Peters moved up in the company, the city’s production of shoes increased from a half-million in 1883 to nine times that, and Claflin, Allen & Company became one of the largest shoe makers. Peters became president and then left the company in 1891 to form his own company, with financial help from relatives and 0,000 in capital. The Peters Shoe Company was established in 1892 and the original factory (one of many other shoe factories in the St. Louis, Missouri area) was built on St. Louis Avenue and remaining there for many years. Mr. Peters served as ISC’s (International Shoe Company who later Peters merged with) first vice-president and had his personal dwelling constructed on St. Louis Avenue, not far from his factory. In 1905, St. Louis had moved from being ninth to third in the country in shoe production. Peters Shoe Company had continued significant growth, and its products sold all over the United States and even in Mexico and Europe. The two largest shoe companies in the city, Roberts, Johnson & Rand and Peters Shoe company merged in 1911 to form International Shoe Company, but each company kept its own identity. Peters Shoe Company remained in its own building, with Weatherbird Shoes on display, until 1930, when the company moved into what had become the International Shoe Building on 11th Street and Washington Avenue. Washington Avenue became known as “Shoe Street U.S.A.” because it “claimed more shoe trade than any other street in the world”.
MEASUREMENTS:
Please know your own foot/ankle/calve, shoe/boot measurements!
All dimensions (in inches) are approximate and taken from around the outside of the shoe. The internal values provided
DO
reflect the approximate inside measurements to use in comparison with your own footwear.
Heel to toe length: 10 3/4” (against the wall)
Heel to toe length: 10 1/4” (inside)
Heel to toe length: 10 15/16” (following the curvature)
Ball of foot width: 3” (across the top)
Ball of foot width: 3 1/8” (across the bottom)
Ball of foot width: 3 3/8” (inside)
Ball of foot circumference:
(Photo 7)
10 3/8”
(your bare ball of foot circumference measurement must be less for these to fit)
Vamp/Arch circumference:
(Photo 8)
11”
(your bare arch circumference measurement must be less for these to fit)
Heel to high top height: 9 7/8”—10 1/2”
Ankle diameter:
(Photo 9)
10 1/8”
Calf/knee diameter:
(Photo 10)
12 1/8” (measured at widest point)
Heel height: 2”
PAYMENT METHOD, SHIPPING & TERMS
DOMESTIC: PayPal. Other methods available too so please inquire. INTERNATIONAL: PayPal Only. Items will be shipped via US Postal Service Mail.
PAYMENT DUE TERMS & CONDITIONS
Winning bidder must respond to email contact within 3 days of winning auction. If no contact is made by day 4 of the winning bid date an
Unpaid Item (UPI) Dispute
will be opened against the winning bidder. Full payment is expected to be submitted by the winning bidder within 7 days of close of auction. Unless prearrangements are made, payment must be received within no less than 7 days of the confirmation of sale or before the
UPI Dispute
is closed on day 8. Otherwise, this transaction will be terminated and negative feedback left for the Non-Paying Bidder.
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