White's Boots
-
Story Time.
I was at Ikea today, and the wife needed to use the bathroom. I sit down on the bench to wait, look over and there's an old guy sitting next to me. Mid 60s, maybe older, with a big bushy white moustache. Before I had even sat down I had scoped his boots. They were definitely Whites. I looked over nonchalantly and said "nice boots." After he said thanks, I asked him if they were Whites. He seemed surprised that I knew what they were, but began to talk about them. They looked like a black dress leather, definitely well worn, with the cuban heel and a vib 430. The toe box was definitely not celastic or steel, and it had the more pointy look of a Viberg, so I'm assuming maybe the Farmer/Rancher?
He said that they were great for standing all day at the farmer's market (he was a farmer with a real texas drawl, but living in Ohio), and great for walking "if you're not in a big hurry." They aren't good "for climbin' hills or rushin' around"
I wish my phone wasn't dead, because I would have taken a pic. He said he had worn Red Wings until 1980, and that this was is second pair of Whites (he'd had them since 2000, worn them every day, and had 1 rebuild)
God damn if that didn't re-ignite my desire for a pair of red dog roughout bounty hunters…
-
Maybe a "packer" - one of their boots is like a lace up cowboy boot…
edit. here it is http://www.bakershoe.com/display-product.cfm/product/vintage-packer-by-whites-boots
-
you're right….i think it was the packer.
-
Just ordered a pair of Smoke Jumpers
-
My horse hide SD's at about a year and a half.
-
Verdigris…
-
^Those are beauties. I have decided my next pair will be 8" BH harvest rough out, all antique eyelets, no toe box, quarter lower block heel, commando mini lug sole.
-
Verdigris…
It's a great natural dye stuff too. It makes pastel green.
-
^Those are beauties. I have decided my next pair will be 8" BH harvest rough out, all antique eyelets, no toe box, quarter lower block heel, commando mini lug sole.
Thanks! I actually just ordered a pair in black horse hide. Almost the same make-up except no toe-cap, and regular heel lift instead of lowered. Should be about 5-6 weeks out now.
-
Finally took some pictures. Three full days of wear…
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
4c thank you.
Here are the specs - http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg309559#msg309559
